Clues for the word "JAB"
We've had 178 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 490 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on May 26, 2026.
Definition of jab
- v. t. - To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.
- n. - A thrust or stab.
Referring Clues
- Left or right
- Setup punch
- Pointed criticism
- Quick punch
- Boxer's punch
- Ring connection
- Elbows do it
- Boxer's move
- Short punch
- Elbow
- Punch
- One-two part
- The "one" in a one-two
- Front end of a one-two
- Abrupt thrust
- The "one" of a one-two
- Sharp left or right
- Poke
- Make a quick left, say
- Pugilist's poke
- Start of a one-two
- Part of a political debate
- Sharp criticism
- Boxer's setup
- Alternative to a cross
- Ring hit
- Sharp left or right, in the ring
- Boxer's blow
- Tactic for a 68-Across
- Boxer's attack
- Pugilistic ploy
- Lightning-fast punch
- Sharp left from Ali
- Get one's point across?
- Sharp punch
- One-two starter
- Quick left, for one
- Short blow
- Punch quickly
- Dig
- Hit with an elbow
- Pug's poke
- One-two punch leadoff
- A quick left, e.g.
- Boxing blow
- More than nudge
- Prizefighting punch
- Sharp right or left
- Bowe blow
- Poke with a stick
- Pugilist's punch
- Pierce with a needle
- Boxer's weapon
- Ring event?
- Boxer's setup punch
- Fighter's setup punch
- Quick blow
- Ring leader?
- Right or left
- Ring movement
- Uppercut alternative
- One of a one-two
- Alternative to a hook
- Uppercut setup, often
- Sparring blow
- Pugilistic poke
- Sharp comment
- It may be left or right
- "One," to Rocky
- First part of a one-two
- Hook alternative
- Fast poke
- Part of a one-two
- Friendly poke
- Ring punch
- One of a one-two, sometimes
- Boxing punch
- Quick boxing punch
- Quick thrust
- Boxer's belt?
- Put-down
- Short straight punch
- Hit that begins a one-two
- Punch that might make you reel
- Boxing poke
- Pugilist's shot
- Boxing tactic
- Ring maneuver
- Pugilist's tactic
- Pugilist's ploy
- Prod
- Ring tactic
- Boxing move
- Holyfield hit
- Set-up punch
- Fast punch
- Elbow poke
- Sharp left or right?
- Marciano maneuver
- Prizefighter's punch
- Certain punch
- Playful insult
- Hardly a slow poke
- It's usually a left
- Bout clout
- Fighter's punch
- Play poker?
- Sharp quick blow
- Sharp putdown
- Hit in a ring
- No slow poke
- Short boxing punch
- Insult
- Skewer
- Boxing maneuver
- Ring blow
- Bit of snark
- Sharp left or right in a ring
- Hook relative
- Quick shot
- Quick poke
- Short, straight punch
- Sharp left, say
- Verbal attack
- Sharp critique
- Start of a one-two punch
- Sharp nudge
- Quick hit
- Bout blow
- Boxer's delivery
- Poke with an elbow
- Hardly a haymaker
- Fast hit
- Type of boxing punch
- Hit in the ring
- MMA move
- An injection, yes, with British capital
- Quick short punch
- Foreman's delivery
- Boxing coach's directive
- Sharp blow
- Needle prick
- Prod sharply
- Injection
- Sharp left, from most boxers
- Swift punch
- Left or right, in the ring
- Poke with a sharp stick
- Stick
- Dig, in a way
- Mocking remark
- One-two punch part
- Poke or mock
- Swift poke
- Mocking comment
- 2-Down could deliver one physically or verbally
- Short quick punch
- Punch in the ring
- Snarky remark
- Verbal or physical blow
- Hook partner
- Boxer's short punch
- Barb
- The "one" in a one-two punch
- Vaccine shot, in British lingo
- ___, cross, hook, uppercut
- Punch that goes with a cross
- British term for a vaccination
- Vaccine shot
- Sharp boxing punch
- Sharp prod
- Quick left, say
- Potshot
- Stinging insult
- Blow in the ring
- Part of a one-two punch
- Vaccine, informally
- Poke sharply
Last Seen In
- New York Times - May 26, 2026
- LA Times - May 18, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 01, 2026
- LA Times - April 05, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 02, 2026
- New York Times - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 03, 2025
- New York Times - November 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 01, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 05, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 03, 2025
- Family Time - March 03, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 19, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 18, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 04, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 12, 2024
- USA Today - November 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 05, 2024
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