1
: a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
a
: the outside piece cut from a log in squaring it
b
: concrete pavement (as of a road)
specifically
: a strip of concrete pavement laid as a single unjointed piece
c(1)
: a flat rectangular architectural element that is usually formed of a single piece or mass
a concrete foundation slab
(2)
: a rectangular building having little width with respect to its length and usually height
2
: something that resembles a slab (as in size, shape, or density)
backed up by a solid slab of reference material—
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)3
: a hard plastic holder for a collectible coin and an identifying insert
slabbed; slabbing
1
a
: to remove an outer slab from
slab a log
b
: to divide or form into slabs
2
: to cover or support (something, such as a roadbed or roof) with slabs
3
: to put on thickly
Examples of slab in a Sentence
Noun
a thick slab of homemade bread
Recent Examples on the Web
Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
Have a helper curve and hold the slabs so the ends meet, creating a ring (see page 59).
—Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
After snapping a few pictures in the fading light and then caping and slabbing off the sheep’s haunches and other edible meat, there was very little daylight left.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022
Somehow, the Grand Wagoneer's slab-sided body makes 22-inch wheels look tiny.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
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Noun
The slab revealed so much awfulness, later confirmed through forensic anthropology: the bones of a girl, lying in the fetal position, hands and feet bound together by an extension cord also wrapped around her neck.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
Have a helper curve and hold the slabs so the ends meet, creating a ring (see page 59).
—Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
The replica is made of limestone slabs up to 19 feet tall and weighing 20 tons each.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
After snapping a few pictures in the fading light and then caping and slabbing off the sheep’s haunches and other edible meat, there was very little daylight left.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Adjective
Everything’s made in-house, from the 12 rotating ice cream flavors, including a peanut butter, bacon and banana flavor made with chopped bacon, to cupcakes, slab pies, muffins and coffee cakes.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022
Somehow, the Grand Wagoneer's slab-sided body makes 22-inch wheels look tiny.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slab. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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