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  • abs
    abs
    plural noun
    abdominal muscles.
  • ABS
    ABS
    antilock braking system.
  • abs-
    abs-
    variant of ab-.
  • abs.
    abs.
    abbreviation
    absent.
  • A.B.S.
    A.B.S.
    abbreviation
    American Bible Society.
Synonyms

abs

1 American  
[abz] / æbz /

plural noun

Informal.

  1. abdominal muscles.

ABS 2 American  

  1. antilock braking system.

abs- 3 American  

  1. variant of ab-.

    absent; abscond.
abs. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. absent.

  2. absolute.

  3. abstract.

A.B.S. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. American Bible Society.

  2. American Bureau of Shipping.

ABS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles

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abs 2 British  
/ æbz /

plural noun

  1. informal abdominal muscles

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Etymology

Origin of abs

An Americanism dating back to 1980–85; by shortening

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