"SB" meaning in English

See SB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} SB (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of southbound. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: southbound
    Sense id: en-SB-en-adj-D9y7xstc

Adverb

Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} SB (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of southbound. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: southbound
    Sense id: en-SB-en-adv-D9y7xstc

Proper name

Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-prop}} SB
  1. Initialism of Special Branch. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Special Branch
    Sense id: en-SB-en-name-6eLi7F5- Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 1 1 13 3 11 0 2 5 4 0 3 2 6 1 0 1 1 14 13 3 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 15 4 14 0 3 6 5 0 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 11 10 4 2 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 22 7 20 1 5 11 10 1 6 1 12 1 1 1 1
  2. (linguistics) Initialism of Standard Babylonian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Standard Babylonian
    Sense id: en-SB-en-name-tz1bwRIG Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. Initialism of West Sumatra, a province of Indonesia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: West Sumatra (extra: a province of Indonesia) Categories (place): Places in Indonesia, Provinces of Indonesia
    Sense id: en-SB-en-name-x4BRPzFP Categories (other): Abbreviations of provinces of Indonesia, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 1 1 13 3 11 0 2 5 4 0 3 2 6 1 0 1 1 14 13 3 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 15 4 14 0 3 6 5 0 4 1 8 0 0 0 0 11 10 4 2 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 22 7 20 1 5 11 10 1 6 1 12 1 1 1 1

Noun

Forms: SBs [plural]
Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SB (countable and uncountable, plural SBs)
  1. (medicine) Initialism of stretcher bearer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: stretcher bearer
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-ORKJLG9A Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (sports) Initialism of season best. (this season's personal best). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: season best (extra: this season's personal best)
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-MfxYzihO Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (baseball) Abbreviation of stolen base.; The statistic reporting the number of stolen bases. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: stolen base (extra: The statistic reporting the number of stolen bases)
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-jFgyAFOK Categories (other): Baseball, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 22 7 20 1 5 11 10 1 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (electronics, communication) Sideband. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-QeeV8ogg Categories (other): Communication, Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 22 7 20 1 5 11 10 1 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 Topics: business, communication, communications, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. Abbreviation of sexbot. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: sexbot
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-C~lV9QRt
  6. (law, politics, often followed by a number) Initialism of senate bill (“a bill proposed in or passed by a senate”). (Compare HB.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, often, uncountable Alternative form of: senate bill (extra: (“a bill proposed in or passed by a senate”). (Compare HB.))
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-HwMzGE00 Categories (other): Law, Politics Topics: government, law, politics
  7. (law, politics) Initialism of state bill. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: state bill
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-q44OTQtd Categories (other): Law, Politics Topics: government, law, politics
  8. (oenology, wine) Initialism of Sauvignon blanc. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Sauvignon blanc
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-LTI-qXVp Categories (other): Oenology, Wine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 22 7 20 1 5 11 10 1 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
  9. (nautical, maritime) Initialism of sailing barge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: sailing barge
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-45D9m2r2 Categories (other): Nautical Topics: maritime, nautical, transport
  10. (nautical, maritime) Initialism of steam barge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: steam barge
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-MDuPzUAp Categories (other): Nautical Topics: maritime, nautical, transport
  11. (nautical, maritime) Initialism of steamboat. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: steamboat
    Sense id: en-SB-en-noun-b7-IbdnK Categories (other): Nautical Topics: maritime, nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: DSB, SSB, VSB Related terms: AB, AR, HB, HR, SR, OB, PB, WB

Verb

Forms: SBs [present, singular, third-person], SBing [participle, present], SBed [participle, past], SBed [past], SB'd [participle, past], SB'd [past]
Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=SB'd}} SB (third-person singular simple present SBs, present participle SBing, simple past and past participle SBed or SB'd)
  1. (transitive, Internet slang) To soft-block. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-SB-en-verb-1Lq~B-as

Inflected forms

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    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "English words without vowels",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Initialisms.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "SB (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "southbound"
        }
      ],
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        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of southbound."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "southbound",
          "southbound#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SB"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "English words without vowels",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Initialisms.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "SBs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "SBing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "SBed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "SBed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "SB'd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "SB'd",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "past2": "SB'd"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English internet slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: HB (“hard-block”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Alternative form: sb"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2021 September 1, Jekyll (@rottingca9s), Twitter:",
          "text": "i have a handful of moots that if they sb'd or hb'd me id genuinely be upset this app has ruined me huh",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To soft-block."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "soft-block",
          "soft-block"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, Internet slang) To soft-block."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SB"
}

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