- informal abdominal muscles
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
abs /æbz/USA pronunciation n. [plural* used with a plural verb][Informal.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the muscles of the stomach;
abdominal muscles.
abs
(abz),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Informal.]
ABS,
ABS,1
abs-,
abs.,
- abdominal muscles.
- by shortening 1980–85,[American.]
ABS,
- ChemistrySee ABS resin.
ABS,1
- Transportantilock braking system.
abs-,
- var. of ab-: absent;
abscond.
abs.,
- absent.
- absolute.
- abstract.
- American Bible Society.
- American Bureau of Shipping.
- abdominal muscles.
- by shortening 1980–85,[American.]
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abs /æbz/ pl n
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'abs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ABS brake
- abscond
- abstain
- abstemious
- abstract
- abstruse
- antilock brake
- Ab
- abscess
- abscise
- absente reo
- absquatulate
- abs. re.
- ABS resin
- abstergent
- terpolymer
