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BB

1

[ bee-bee ]

noun

  1. a size of shot, 0.18 inch (0.46 centimeter) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
  2. Also called BB shot. shot of this size.


BB

2
  1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BBB and higher than B.

bb.

3

abbreviation for

  1. ball bearing.
  2. Baseball. base on balls; bases on balls.

B/B

4
  1. bottled in bond.

b.b.

5

abbreviation for

  1. bail bond.
  2. baseboard.

B.B.

6

abbreviation for

  1. bail bond.
  2. Blue Book.
  3. B'nai B'rith.
  4. Bureau of the Budget.

BB

1

abbreviation for

  1. Boys' Brigade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol for

  1. on Brit pencils double black: denoting a very soft lead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bb

2

the internet domain name for

  1. Barbados
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of BB1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences

Tempe police shared that the the campaign office was shot at once with a BB gun and twice with a firearm in recent days.

From Salon

He also said the gunpowder found on his hands could have been from a BB gun.

Hunter Biden had been at a nearby AT&T store when he walked into the gun shop and eventually purchased a gun, a knife, a BB gun, ammo and a speed loader.

One young man shot her in the leg with a BB gun, she says.

Just a month prior, the boy now charged with murder had brought a knife to school and threatened another student in the bathroom with a Glock-style BB gun.

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