ab

«ab» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the stomach muscles; people usually say «abs»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an ab, abs — informal); abbreviation (ab, AB)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) An ab is one of the stomach muscles; people usually say «abs», short for «abdominal muscles». tree →

2) AB is a blood group (type AB). tree →

3) (abbreviation) Ab can stand for other things, such as Alberta in Canadian addresses (AB) or «able seaman» (AB) on ships. tree →

4) (Latin) «ab» means «from», as in «ab initio» (from the beginning). tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in PE and health lessons («ab exercises», «work your abs»), in science about blood groups, and in addresses.

examples

• Sit-ups make your abs stronger. tree →
• The PE teacher showed us an ab stretch. tree →
• The superhero had big muscles and six-pack abs. tree →
• My blood group is AB. tree →
• People with type AB blood can receive blood from any group. tree →
• The parcel was sent to Calgary, AB. tree →

note

Mostly a clipped form of «abdominal»; usually plural «abs». «Six-pack» is slang for clearly visible stomach muscles. As a blood group it is written in capitals: AB. Not a full English word on its own in normal writing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.