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flab

 (flăb)
n.
Soft fatty body tissue.

[Back-formation fromflabby.]
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flab

(flæb)
n
unsightly or unwanted fat on the body; flabbiness
[C20: back formation from flabby]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

flab

(flæb)

n.
loose, excessive flesh.
[back formation fromflabby]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flab - loose or flaccid body fat
adipose tissue,fatty tissue,fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

flab

nounfat,flesh,flabbiness,fleshiness,weight,beef(informal),heaviness,slackness,plumpness,loose fleshHe had a hefty roll of flab over his waistband.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

flab

[flæb]Ngorduraf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flab

[ˈflæb]ngraissef
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flab

n (inf)Speckm;to fightor beat theflab(hum)etwas für dieschlankeLinietun,Fitnesstrainingmachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flab

n rollos (de grasa)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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