Tab (Noun)
Meaning 1
The bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The waiter handed him the tab and he winced at the total.
- After dinner, they asked for the tab and split it evenly among the group.
- When it was time to leave, he requested the tab from the waiter and began to review the charges.
- She took out her credit card to pay the tab, but then realized she had left her wallet at home.
- The couple received their tab and were surprised to see that the restaurant had added a 20% gratuity.
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Meaning 2
Sensationalist journalism.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.