slabbed

slab

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slab]
- /slæb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slab]
- /slæb/

Definitions of slabbed word

noun slabbed a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material. 1
noun slabbed a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread. 1
noun slabbed a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness. 1
noun slabbed a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards. 1
noun slabbed Baseball Slang. rubber1 (def 14). 1
noun slabbed Building Trades. a section of concrete pavement or a concrete floor placed directly on the ground or on a base of gravel. 1

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Origin of slabbed

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English sclabbe, slabbe < ?

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Parts of speech for Slabbed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slabbed

slabbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for slabbed

noun slabbed

folioed — Simple past tense and past participle of folio.
loafed — Simple past tense and past participle of loaf.
lumped — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.

All 3 Synonyms of slabbed