English

Noun

Abs

1. plural of Ab

Proper noun

Abs

1. plural of Ab

English

Abbreviation

abs

1. absolute temperature
2. (mathematics) Abbreviated form of the absolute value function.
3. Abstract.

Noun

abs

1. (informal) The abdominal muscles. plural of ab [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[1]

Usage notes

The singular ab is rarely used.

Synonyms

• abdominal muscles
• abdominals

Translations

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

Anagrams

• BAs
• BSA
• sab, Sab., SAB
• SBA

Livonian

Noun

abs

1. singular inessive form of ab

Portuguese

Etymology

Abbreviation of abraços ‎(“hugs”).

Noun

abs

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) hugs

Interjection

abs

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Used to close an informal message or e-mail, or as a goodbye on text messaging.

Synonyms

• (used as a goodbye) bjs

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:abs.