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noun
- 1. a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape: "paving slabs"
- 2. a large, thick slice or piece of cake, bread, chocolate, etc.: "a slab of bread and cheese"
verb
- 1. remove slabs from (a log or tree) to prepare it for sawing into planks: "he slabbed the log on the two other remaining sides to make a rectangular timber"
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A slab is a great big thick piece of something. Your backyard patio, for example, might be made of a huge slab of concrete. A sidewalk is often composed of one cement slab after another — these are sometimes called paving slabs. You could refer to large pieces of stone or wood as slabs too.
SLAB definition: 1. a thick, flat piece of a solid substance, such as stone, wood, metal, food, etc., that is…. Learn more.
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 slab is a large, flat, thick piece of raw material, usually a few inches thick. Sidewalks are usually made from concrete slabs . Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, usually between 100 and 500mm thick, are used to build floors and ceilings.
1. A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese. 2. A cliff or rock ledge that rises at a relatively low angle. 3. A flat poured concrete surface used as a foundation or base for construction. 4. A table on which a body is laid out in a morgue. 5. An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber. 6. Baseball The pitcher's rubber.
SLAB meaning: 1. a thick, flat piece of a solid substance, such as stone, wood, metal, food, etc., that is…. Learn more.
Definition of slab noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Slab definition: a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.. See examples of SLAB used in a sentence.
a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread. a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness. a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards.
a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or r.... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
