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Ab

//æb// adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of airborne. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Initialism of antiballistic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Initialism of at bat. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of about. abbreviation, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Av. Judaism

    "The Book of Lamentations is chanted in the synagogue on the ninth of Ab."

  3. 3
    A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.
  4. 4
    Initialism of Artium baccalaureus. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of Aryan Brotherhood, a US white supremacist, neo-Nazi prison gang and crime syndicate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Anheuser-Busch. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Shares of AB InBev (BUD) soared nearly 6% after the Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois owner reported solid sales and earnings."

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of abdominal muscle . abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "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?"

  2. 2
    An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin. slang
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of abortion. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    The early stages of; the beginning process; the start. US
  5. 5
    Initialism of able seaman or able-bodied seaman. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— A.B. means an able-bodied seaman […]"

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  1. 6
    Symbol for antibody. alt-of, symbol
  2. 7
    In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement. dated
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of Abbot. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  4. 9
    the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens wordnet
  5. 10
    Initialism of afterburner. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (ib). dated
  7. 12
    the muscles of the abdomen wordnet
  8. 13
    Initialism of aid to the blind. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences wordnet
  10. 15
    Initialism of airbase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) wordnet
  12. 17
    Abbreviation of alkylbenzene. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    Initialism of antibody. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of artificial breeding. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of assembly bill. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "AB-89 would have required that participation in sex-segregated California school programs, athletic teams, and facility use be based on a pupil’s sex, not gender identity."

  16. 21
    A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.; A person with this blood type. countable
  18. 23
    Initialism of adult baby. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Well, he appears to be an AB. You know, an adult baby. It's a fetish in which the baby is taken care of in every way by a mommy or a daddy."

  19. 24
    Initialism of asymmetric bars. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  20. 25
    A halal snack pack consisting of doner meat topped with chips, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, and garlic sauce. Australia, countable
Preposition
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of about. abbreviation, alt-of
Verb
  1. 1
    To abseil. informal

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

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of abort. abbreviation, alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of abscess.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

Etymology 4

Abbreviations.

Etymology 5

Abbreviations.

Etymology 6

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

Etymology 7

The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody.

Etymology 8

Borrowed from Hebrew אָב (āv).

Etymology 9

Short form of Abner.

Etymology 10

From the nineteenth-century Lepsius transcription, ȧb, of Egyptian jb (“heart, mind, intention”), ib:Z1.

Etymology 11

Abbreviation.

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