Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang)An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.

  2. (US)The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.

More definitions
  • the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
  • the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
  • the muscles of the abdomen
  • a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

Examples

25 sentences
  1. I want to have six-pack abs.

  2. Tom has washboard abs.

    deTom hat einen Waschbrettbauch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. a⨯b is abbreviated as ab.

    Запис a⨯b можна скоротити до ab. — deniko

    ruЗапись a⨯b сокращается до ab. — Ooneykcall

  4. Have you seen Tom's abs?

  5. His abs were flat and toned.

Origin

Abbreviation of abscess. From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of th

Abbreviation of abscess.

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

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Forms

plural: abs
Singularab
Pluralabs

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens:type ABgroup AB
  • the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August):Av
  • the muscles of the abdomen:abdominalabdominal muscle
  • a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences:Bachelor of ArtsBAArtium Baccalaurens

See also

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