(Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. / (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. / (obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. / A supporter or advocate.

(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.

Alternative spelling of abbé