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Definition slab in American English

slab noun

[countable] noun
/slæb/
1

a large flat piece of a hard material such as stone or wood

Example

a slab of rock/marble

Example

a concrete/stone slab

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2

a large piece of food

Example

a slab of meat/butter/chocolate

Example

A man was eating a huge slab of pizza.

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3

a large flat surface that a dead person is laid on in a mortuary

Example

The body lay on the slab.

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Definition slab in American English