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DNB

DNB is the initialism of did not bat.

DNB is the initialism of draw.

DNB is the initialism of Diplomate of National Board.

DNB is the initialism of drum and bass.

DNB is the initialism of Dead Nigger Baby.

Meaning of did not bat

Phrase

did not bat

  1. Denotes a player who did not bat in an innings played by their side.
    Synonyms:
    DNB

Meaning of draw

Verb

draw (third-person singular simple present draws, present participle drawing, simple past drew, past participle drawn or (colloquial and nonstandard) drew)

  1. (formal, often, transitive) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
    • He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
    Synonyms:
    tug, yank, attract, hale, heave, lug, pull, schlep
  2. (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
    • She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.
  3. (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
    • She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.
  4. (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
    • Seals […] throw their bodies forward, drawing their hinder-parts after them.1697, William Dampier, A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    hale, haul, drag, lug, schlep, tug
  5. (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
    • She drew the curtains to let in the sunlight.
  6. (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.

See all 156 meanings of draw

Noun capitalized: DnB

DnB (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of drum and bass.
    • For a drum 'n' bass producer, Wilkinson also shifts NUMBERS, with his last album Lazer's Not Included going to number one on the iTunes Dance Chart. The lead single from that album went on to sell 300,000 copies making him a veritable Drizzy of the DnB world.2015 March 6, Angus Harrison, “Premiere: Wilkinson is Making Drum 'n' Bass for Late Night Text Sessions”, in VICE, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2024
    • Talk of a DnB revival tends to bubble up every few years, and some – the Redditors sharing the latest clattering breakbeats and disgusting drops on their forum, say – would argue it's never gone away.2023 December 1, Gwilym Mumford, “The Guide #115: Can anyone beat Oppenheimer, and other reader mailbag questions”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...

Questions about DNB

What is DNB the initialism of?
DNB is the initialism of did not bat.
What part of speech is DNB?
DNB is a noun.

Words near DNB in the dictionary

  1. dnas
  2. DNase
  3. DNases
  4. DNAzyme
  5. DNAzymes
  6. DNB
  7. Dnb.
  8. DNBs
  9. DNC
  10. DNCB
  11. DNCs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: DNB (page history and authors); DnB (page history and authors); did not bat (page history and authors); draw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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