abs

[abz]

abs

[abz]
plural noun Informal.
abdominal muscles.

Origin:
1980–85, Americanism; by shortening

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Abs is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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ABS

Chemistry. ABS resin.

ABS

antilock braking system.

abs-

variant of ab-: absent; abscond.

abs.

A.B.S.

1.
American Bible Society.
2.
American Bureau of Shipping.

Ab

[ahb, ahv]
noun
Av.
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abs (æbz)
 
pl n
informal abdominal muscles

ABS
 
abbreviation for
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles

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Medical Dictionary

Ab abbr.
antibody

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abs definition

[æbz]
  1. n.
    the abdominal muscles. (Bodybuilding. See also six-pack; washboard abs.) : Look at the abs on that guy. Like a crossword puzzle!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
abs
  1. abdominal muscles

  2. absolute temperature

ABS
  1. American Board of Surgery

  2. Animal Behavior Society

  3. antilock braking system

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