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 WebJay R. Jordan, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Not that ace — Tarik Skubal won’t toe the slab in California until Friday against the Athletics in Oakland.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
The wall slabs behind them do appear to be similar!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 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
Plus: Other attractions were a McLaren P1 Hypercar, Houston's Coffee and Cars auto club and a group of local low riders and slabs.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Not that ace — Tarik Skubal won’t toe the slab in California until Friday against the Athletics in Oakland.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
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
The wall slabs behind them do appear to be similar!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 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 1 Oct. 2024.
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