To Stab

1. (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
2. (transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
3. (intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
4. (intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
5. (transitive, figuratively) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
6. (transitive) To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
7. (transitive) To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.