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PB en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of plant-based.
   alt of plant-based

PB en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of peanut butter.
   alt of peanut butter
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of personal best.
   alt of personal best
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of plate block.
   alt of plate block
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of prime broker or prime brokerage.
   alt of prime broker or prime brokerage
5. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of patrol bomber.
   alt of patrol bomber
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of parallel bars.
   alt of parallel bars
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, in classified ads for used cars, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of power brakes.
   alt of power brakes
   • PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]

Forms

Coordinates

P · PF · PT

Deriveds

PB&J (peanut butter) · PB and J (peanut butter) · PB cup (peanut butter)

Relateds

OB (personal best) · WB (personal best) · SB (personal best)

PB en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Paraíba: a state of Brazil.
   alt of Paraíba
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Punjab: a state of India.
   alt of Punjab
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of West Papua: a province of Indonesia.
   alt of West Papua
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of PowerBook (“family of Macintosh laptop computers”).
   alt of PowerBook
   • When I charge my Powerbook Battery by hooking up the AC adapter to my PB, should I disconnect the AC adapter when the chooser's Battery shows that the batter is charged? Can I safely leave the AC adapter hooked to the PB so I can use the batter for later? Help, I do not want to tear any thing up. 1992 November 18, Danny W. McCampbell, “How long should I charge my PB batter?”, in comp.sys.mac.hardware (Usenet):

PB en · SYM

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, formal) Abbreviation of petabyte.
   alt of petabyte
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Abbreviation of pebibyte.
   alt of pebibyte

Synonyms

PiB

PB en · VERB

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive, usually) To set a new personal best.
   • "It's definitely a goal of mine because I haven't done a personal record in a long time. I'm definitely looking forward to PBing," said the American, who has run 9.75sec this year. "Hopefully the conditions will be good, my start's better and everything is working well so I can accomplish one of my goals." 2013 July 3, Owen Gibson, quoting Tyson Gay, “Tyson Gay gears up for showdown with Usain Bolt at world championships”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2016:
   • Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing. 2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024:
   • Speaking after yesterday's race, Ellie, from Walsall, said: 'I would have loved to get the gold but you can't have everything. ¶ 'I've been PBing every time I swim so I can't ask for any more.' 2012 September 8, Metrowebukmetro, quoting Ellie Simmonds, “Ellie Simmonds' father: My girl has made the world stop and think”, in Metro, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2015:
   • I PBed my go-to twisting descent not once but twice, all the while feeling totally in control, each run thrillingly rapid but never reckless. 2019 April 18, James Spender, “Argonaut Road Bike review”, in Cyclist, London: Metropolis Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023:
   • I'm only 20. Dwain Chambers is 36 now, Kim Collins is 38 and still PBing. These guys have long careers so hopefully I can push on and hope for something similar. 2014 July 29, Sean Ingle, quoting Adam Gemili, “Commonwealth Games 2014: Adam Gemili keeps mind on track after silver”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018:

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