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)
large slabs of text
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
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Per The New York Times' reporting of the Park Service analysis, however, the contractor hasn't been able to perform one of the most important aspects of the renovation — sealing the gaps between concrete slabs at the bottom of the pool.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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
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Noun
To further muddy the waters, internal Park Service records cited by the Times indicate that Atlantic Industrial Coatings initially failed multiple attempts to seal the gaps between the Reflecting Pool’s concrete slabs, the very leaks the renovation was supposed to address.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Per The New York Times' reporting of the Park Service analysis, however, the contractor hasn't been able to perform one of the most important aspects of the renovation — sealing the gaps between concrete slabs at the bottom of the pool.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Verb
Remove from oven; brush rib slabs evenly with remaining sauce.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slab. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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