verb
PB
verb
1
To set a new personal best, especially in sport or fitness.
"She PB'd in the 10k, shaving forty seconds off her old time."
"He's been trying to PB on his bench press all month."
How to Use PB
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGym and running slang for beating your own previous best result.
When to use it
Informal, mostly spoken/social media; short for "personal best".
Common pairings
PB attempt
smash a PB
new PB
Word Forms
PBed past tense, PBs singular
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She _____'d in the 10k, shaving forty seconds off her old time.