ab

Abbreviation of about.

Adverb

  1. Abbreviation of about.

Origin

Abbreviations.

Noun slang

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

Origin

Abbreviation of abscess.

Forms

abs

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Clipping 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? - 2006, H. Peter...
    • When possible, do your ab workout on a day when you're not training a major muscle group […] . - 2010, Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", Reps! 17:106

Forms

abs

Derived

ab roller ab roller wheel ab wheel

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Abbreviation of abortion.

Noun US

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

Origin

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

Forms

abs

Preposition

  1. Abbreviation of about.

    Related: abt

Verb

  1. To abseil.
    • I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him. - 1998, Climbing, numbers 178-180, page 22:
  2. Abbreviation of abort.

Forms

abs abbing abbed