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wound vs stab

stab vs wound

wound and stab both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but stab is not an adjective.

wound and stab both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound Yes Yes Yes No
stab Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stab is a hyponym of wound; that is, stab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • stab: use a knife on
Other hyponyms of wound include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.
wound (noun) stab (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat informal words for any attempt or effort
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) a sudden sharp feeling
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
wound (adjective) stab (adjective)
put in a coil
wound (verb) stab (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to stab or pierce
hurt the feelings of poke or thrust abruptly
use a knife on
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