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Taal

tab


Definition: Meaning of, tab in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tab /

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Singular Plural
tab tabs
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  1. in typing a TAB KEY
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  2. money that you owe an amount of money that you owe, or a record of an amount of money that you owe
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  3. pick up the tab to pay for something, especially when it is not your responsibility to pay
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  4. to open especially American English a small piece of metal that you pull to open a can of drink [=  ring pull British English]
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  5. to open a small piece of metal, plastic, or paper that you pull to open something
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  6. small piece of paper/plastic etc a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic etc that sticks out from the edge of something, so that you can find it more easily
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  7. also license tab American English a small piece of sticky plastic with a date on it that you put on your car's LICENSE PLATE to show that the car is legally allowed on the road
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  8. keep (close) tabs on somebody/something informal to watch someone or something carefully to check what they are doing
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  9. drug informal a form of the illegal drug LSD or ECSTASY
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  10. cigarette British English informal a cigarette
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
tab tabbed tabbed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tabbing tabs
  1. [intransitive] to press the TAB KEY on a computer or TYPEWRITER
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tab used in phrases

  • pick up the tab (verb)
    1. informal pay for something, especially at a bar or restaurant
  • pull tab (noun)
    1. a small piece of metal attached to a can of food, drink etc that you pull in order to open it [=  ring-pull British English]
  • tab key (noun)
    1. a button on a computer or TYPEWRITER that you press in order to move forward to a particular place on a line of writing [=  tab]
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