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flab
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flab
(noun)
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flab
/
ˈ
flæb/
noun
flab
/
ˈ
flæb/
noun
Learner's definition of FLAB
[
noncount
]
informal
:
extra soft flesh on a person's body
:
excess body fat
stomach/arm
flab
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sometimes used figuratively
cutting jobs to eliminate corporate
flab
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— flabby
/
ˈ
flæbi/
adjective
flabbier
;
flabbiest
flabby
arms
flabby
[=
soft
] muscles
She writes in a
flabby
[=
loose
] style that ruins the narrative.
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— flabbiness
/
ˈ
flæbinəs/
noun
[
noncount
]
the
flabbiness
of his muscles
moral/intellectual
flabbiness
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