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Definition of "slab" []

  • A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese. (noun)
  • An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber. (noun)
  • Baseball The pitcher's rubber. (noun)
  • To make or shape into slabs or a slab. (verb-transitive)
  • To cover or pave with slabs. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slab" in a sentence
  • "The slab is a horizontal boundary-line and all the vertical relations are related to it."
  • "A layer of 4″ aggregate, sand, or soil gas collection mats must be installed under the basement slab, and 6 mil polyethelene laid over the aggregate before the basement slab is poured."
  • "For the grape-leaf sprigging, I used some leaves from my garden (dating from before the leafhopper and skeletonizer incidents) Â I rolled out a thin slab of clay and then laid leaves on top, then rolled on top of the leaves to embed the veins into the clay."