Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pang, stab, twingea sudden sharp feeling“pangs of regret”,
“she felt a stab of excitement”,
“twinges of conscience” (n)stab, thrust, knife thrusta strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument“one strong stab to the heart killed him” (n)shot, stabinformal words for any attempt or effort“he gave it his best shot”,
“he took a stab at forecasting” Verbs
(v)knife, stabuse a knife on“The victim was knifed to death” (v)stab, jabstab or pierce“he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife”