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ab

nounnounverbnounprepositionadverbnounattested in dialogue

  • //æb//

An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of abdominal muscleinformalClipping of abdominal muscle .

    The bikinied models in most of the ESPN2 shows have abs. Many of the malnourished bikinied models in the commercials have visible rib cages. How did the two get conflated into a shared vision of beauty?

    When possible, do your ab workout on a day when you're not training a major muscle group […] .

noun

  1. 1

    slangAn abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.

Etymology

Abbreviation of abscess.

verb

  1. 1

    informalTo abseil.

    I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him.

  2. 2

    Variant of abortAbbreviation of abort.

Etymology

Abbreviations.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of abortionAbbreviation of abortion.

preposition

  1. 1

    Variant of aboutAbbreviation of about.

adverb

  1. 1

    Variant of aboutAbbreviation of about.

noun

  1. 1

    The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.

Etymology

From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations.

Forms

plural
abs
past tense
abbed
past participle
abbed
present participle
abbing
third person singular
abs
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