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take a stab at

verb

Definitions

  1. To attempt or try.

    • Would you like to take a stab at explaining the theory?
    • Jimmy Carter is the third President in a row to take a stab at reforming the “welfare mess” — an almost obligatory pejorative of political oratory.

  2. To guess.

    • I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, stab.

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