Lb (Noun)
Meaning
16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- She packaged 10 lb containers of oatmeal for the wholesale market.
- Each bookshelf can hold up to 50 lb of weight before it collapses.
- The baby weighed 3 lb and 10 ounces at birth.
- To lose weight, she limited her daily intake to 1500 calories and 3 lb of food.
- His doctor told him to lift no more than 20 lb after his back surgery.