(figuratively, chiefly in the negative) To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lift, finger.

(uncountable, countable, usually plural in US, Canada) The English alphabet. / (obsolete, poetry) A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.

(mnemonic, emergency medicine) Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation: the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.

(television) Initialism of American Broadcasting Company: an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943. / (radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

(weaponry) Initialism of atomic, biological and chemical: the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction. / (slang, of a piece of chewing gum) Initialism of already been chewed.

(wine) Initialism of anything but Chardonnay: a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous.

(idiomatic, transitive) To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.

(idiomatic) To be delighted by; to be amused by.

(idiomatic) To stay angry (at someone or something).

(idiomatic) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.