"ab" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} ab
  1. Abbreviation of about. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: about
    Sense id: en-ab-en-adv-NezAjGgS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviation of abdominal muscles. Etymology templates: {{m|en|abdominal}} abdominal, {{m|en|muscles}} muscles Head templates: {{en-noun}} ab (plural abs)
  1. (informal) abdominal muscle. Tags: informal Translations (abdominal muscle): 腹肌 (fùjī) (Chinese Mandarin), ventromuskolo (Esperanto), vatsalihas (Finnish), abdo [masculine] (French), Bauchmuskeln [masculine, plural] (German), 腹筋 (fukkin) (alt: ふっきん) (Japanese), mięsień prosty brzucha [masculine] (Polish), пресс (press) [masculine] (Russian), múi (Vietnamese), múi cơ (Vietnamese), cơ bụng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ab-en-noun-7QJPDslM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviation of abscess. Etymology templates: {{m|en|abscess}} abscess Head templates: {{en-noun}} ab (plural abs)
  1. (slang) An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ab-en-noun-ZPQOU5S2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ab
  1. Abbreviation of abortion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: abortion
    Sense id: en-ab-en-noun-6pq9W40-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ab (plural abs)
  1. (US) The early stages of; the beginning process; the start. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ab-en-noun-B8Yopwm0 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Preposition

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} ab, {{en-preposition}} ab
  1. Abbreviation of about. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: about
    Sense id: en-ab-en-prep-NezAjGgS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /æb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ab.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abs [present, singular, third-person], abbing [participle, present], abbed [participle, past], abbed [past]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-verb}} ab (third-person singular simple present abs, present participle abbing, simple past and past participle abbed)
  1. (climbing, informal) To abseil. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-ab-en-verb-fHtbuhQA Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 20 20 11 30 20 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Abbreviation of abort. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: abort
    Sense id: en-ab-en-verb-eSSWsR43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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