(Britain) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
(US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.
(boxing) A short straight punch.
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
verb
(slang, UK) To give someone an injection
To deliver a quick punch.
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
jbs
jbs
noun
plural of jb
jcb
jcb
Noun
An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company, or (through trademark erosion) any backhoe/endloader combination, or similar machinery.
jeb
jib
jib
noun
(Ireland, slang, archaic) A first-year student at the University of Dublin.
(metonymically, cinematography, film) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
(nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
(slang) Crystal meth.
(slang, especially African-American Vernacular) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
A stationary condition; a standstill.
An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
The projecting arm of a crane.
verb
(chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).
job
job
noun
(UK, slang, law enforcement) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
(colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
(in noun compounds) A sex act.
(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
A task.
An economic role for which a person is paid.
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
verb
(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
(intransitive) To work as a jobber.
(intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
(transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
(transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.