Definitions for tab

Definitions for (noun) tab

Main entry: pill, tab, tablet, lozenge

Definition: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet


Main entry: tab

Definition: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it

Usage: pull the tab to open the can; files with a red tab will be stored separately; the collar has a tab with a button hole; the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs


Main entry: tab, tab key

Definition: the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation


Main entry: tab, tabloid, yellow journalism

Definition: sensationalist journalism


Main entry: tab, check, chit

Definition: the bill in a restaurant

Usage: he asked the waiter for the check


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