slab
To make into a slabTo make into a slab.
» We need a crane to lift this slab.
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2 senses(transitive)To make into a slab.
(informal, transitive)To destroy (a structure) so completely as to leave only the foundation slab visible.
Multiple homes were slabbed by the monster tornado.
Examples
13 sentencesWe need a crane to lift this slab.
A heavy stone slab was lowered over the grave.
deAuf das Grab wurde eine schwere Steinplatte gelegt. — Sudajaengi
Grass is growing unchecked between the uneven paving slabs.
deZwischen den unebenen Gehwegplatten wächst ungehindert Gras. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A heavy stone slab was placed over the grave.
deAuf das Grab wurde eine schwere Steinplatte gelegt. — Sudajaengi
We call these slabs of the solid-rock layer 'plates'.
Origin
From Middle English sclabbe, slabbe, of uncertain origin; possibly from *slap, related toFrom Middle English sclabbe, slabbe, of uncertain origin; possibly from *slap, related to dialectal slappel (“portion, piece”), along with slape (“slippery”), sleip (“smooth piece of timber”), borrowed through Old Norse sleipr from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyb-. See also Norwegian sleip (“slippery”) and Icelandic sleipur.
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Forms
slabs, slabbing, slabbed, slabbedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle