1. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig -- (poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs")
2. jab -- (strike or punch with quick and short blows)
3. stab, jab -- (stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife")
itinerate can be used as a noun
1. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting -- (a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist")
2. jab -- (a quick short straight punch)
3. dig, jab -- (the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs")
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The soldier got to business, leading off with a powerful left jab to which the Irish gladiator retaliated by shooting out a stiff one flush to the point of Bennett's jaw. - from Ulysses by James Joyce