Standard Lemma guide

lb

name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /paʊnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊnd
  • homophone: pound
  • CMU ARPABET: P AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Langmuir–Blodgett.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of London Borough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Linear B.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of Labrador.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

leg bye

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of left back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of linebacker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of lower bracket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of local board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Initialism of Lewy body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of lysogeny broth; (loosely) any of several similar formulations: Luria broth, Lennox broth, life broth or Luria–Bertani medium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Alternative form of lb: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Initialism of ladyboy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

16 ounces avoirdupois

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pound

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: avoirdupois unit

History

Etymology

(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.

Abbreviation