ジャブ (じゃぶ, jabu) Japanese meaning: jab | KotomoraUsage patterns
ジャブを打つto throw a jab
He threw a fast jab at his opponent's face.
ジャブを繰
っ
た
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He threw a few light jabs to gauge his opponent's distance.
He threw a jab at his boss during the meeting.
り
出
す
to jab repeatedly, to keep throwing jabs
The boxer kept throwing one jab after another from the start.
ジャブを浴びるto take a barrage of jabs
He took several jabs early in the round.
軽いジャブa light jab (also figuratively, a mild verbal jibe)
She got in a light jab at her boss.
〈相手〉にジャブを入れるto land a jab on an opponent
He found an opening and landed a jab on his opponent.
