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abs

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
abs /æbz/USA pronunciation  n. [plural* used with a plural verb][Informal.]
  1. the muscles of the stomach;
    abdominal muscles.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
abs  (abz),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Informal.]
  1. abdominal muscles.
  • by shortening 1980–85,[American.]

ABS, 
  1. ChemistrySee ABS resin. 

ABS,1 
  1. Transportantilock braking system.

abs-, 
  1. var. of ab-: absent;
    abscond.

abs., 
    1. absent.
    2. absolute.
    3. abstract.

A.B.S., 
    1. American Bible Society.
    2. American Bureau of Shipping.

abs  (abz),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Informal.]
  1. abdominal muscles.
  • by shortening 1980–85,[American.]

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abs /æbz/ pl n
  1. informal abdominal muscles
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