Harpoon and Stab

Harpoon

Harpoon verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

Usage example: she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire

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Stab and harpoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stab" instead a verb "Harpoon".

Nearby Words: harpooned, harpooning

Stab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

Usage example: stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake

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Harpoon and stab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harpoon" instead a verb "Stab".

long	long harpoon	long stab
original	original harpoon	original stab
single	single harpoon	single stab
simple	simple harpoon	simple stab
Other adjectives: actual, massive, poisoned, final, deadly, random, literal.

Moby-Dick: Captain Ahab's curse "from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee" turns out to be a dying curse, as moments later the line of the harpoon he has struck into Moby Dick gets wrapped around his neck and pulls him overboard, never to be seen again.

Source: Dying Curse

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