Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of physical;
  • noun of physician;
  • noun [lowercase or cap.] of physics;
  • noun of physiological;
  • noun [lowercase or cap.] of physiology.

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Examples

  • When it came time to teach golf in phys-ed, I deferred to Jeff.

    USATODAY.com - Sluman returns home for PGA Championship 2003

  • Geez O’Pete — I can’t wait until you hit your first ‘plateau’ in phys therapy …

    Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Things Will Burn 2010

  • Each day people living in large urban centres are injured as the result of violent acts such as phys ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Of course, the Obama speech will take time away from learning our ultra-nationalist history books, and phys. ed, it's not much of a loss.

    Pawlently takes aim at Obama's address to students 2009

  • Alexander says when I come back into the room looking like the shiniest, most professional phys ed instructor anybody ever had.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • The majority of them, who did not play in high school, shoot with flying elbows and jerky shoulders, motions straight from an unsupervised phys ed class.

    We Have a Basketball Team? Joshua Robinson 2011

  • Alexander says when I come back into the room looking like the shiniest, most professional phys ed instructor anybody ever had.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • I have to get over to the middle school and run my own phys ed class.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • I have to get over to the middle school and run my own phys ed class.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • I have to get over to the middle school and run my own phys ed class.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

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