Jab
Jab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate
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Synonyms for Jab
Pick
Pick verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
How words are described
| good | good jab | good pick |
| long | long jab | long pick |
| straight | straight jab | straight pick |
| single | single jab | single pick |
| Other adjectives: simple, small, powerful, large, weak, little, bitter, final, random, last, lucky. | ||
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