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ab en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of abdominal muscle .
   alt 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 Steeves, The Things Themselves, page 75:
   • 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

Deriveds

ab roller · ab roller wheel · ab wheel

Translations (12)

zh 腹肌 (abdominal muscle) · pl mięsień prosty brzucha (abdominal muscle) · fr abdo (abdominal muscle) · ko 아브 (abdominal muscle) · de Bauchmuskeln (abdominal muscle) · fi vatsalihas (abdominal muscle) · ja 腹筋 (abdominal muscle) · eo ventromuskolo (abdominal muscle) · vi cơ bụng (abdominal muscle) · vi múi (abdominal muscle) · ru пресс (abdominal muscle) · vi múi cơ (abdominal muscle)

ab en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

Abbreviation of abscess.

Meanings

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

Forms

ab en · ADP · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of about.
   alt of about

Relateds

abt

ab en · ADV · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of about.
   alt of about

ab en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of abortion.
   alt of abortion

ab en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (informal) 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, alt-of) Abbreviation of abort.
   alt of abort

Forms

ab en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /æb/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms