The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - jab v.

1) stab, thrust, poke, dig, prod; plunge; nudge; tap: The doctor jabbed a needle into my arm. 2) punch, hit, strike, belt, smack, rap, whack, thwack, cuff, thump, wallop; elbow; Colloq clip, sock, slug, biff: I jabbed him in the jaw with a quick left. --n. 3) stab, thrust, poke, dig, prod, nudge: I felt the jab of her elbow signalling me to be quiet. 4) punch, belt, smack, rap, whack, thwack, cuff, thump, wallop, Colloq clip, sock, slug, biff: A hard jab in the stomach made the bully turn to pudding.