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LB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
16 ounces avoirdupois
Example:
he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Synonyms:
lb; pound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("lb" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "lb"):
ounce; oz. (a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)
half pound (8 ounces avoirdupois)
Holonyms ("lb" is a part of...):
stone (an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds)
quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))
