See Also: jog 2, noun(dictionary)
sip 2, noun(dictionary)
tow 2, noun(dictionary)
jab 2, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
top 1, noun(dictionary)
bop 2, noun(dictionary)

tab 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?in typing?
2 ?money that you owe?
3 pick up the tab
4 ?to open?
5 ?small piece of paper/plastic etc?
6
7 keep (close) tabs on somebody/something
8 ?drug?
9 ?cigarette?
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[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tabulator 'tab key' (19-21 centuries), from tabulate]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Partly from table]
[Sense: 4-7, 9; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Origin unknown.]
[Sense: 8; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tablet]
?IN TYPING?
a tab key
?MONEY THAT YOU OWE?
an amount of money that you owe, or a record of an amount of money that you owe
::The tab for the campaign was nearly $500 million.
::I'll put it on your tab and you can pay tomorrow.
::He ran up a $4000 tab in long-distance calls.
pick up the tab
to pay for something, especially when it is not your responsibility to pay
::Taxpayers will pick up the tab for the stadium.
?TO OPEN?
a) especially AmE a small piece of metal that you pull to open a can of drink
British Equivalent: ring pull
b) a small piece of metal, plastic, or paper that you pull to open something
?SMALL PIECE OF PAPER/PLASTIC ETC?
a small piece of paper, cloth, plastic etc that sticks out from the edge of something, so that you can find it more easily
::an index tab labeled 'Blackman'
also license tab AmE
a small piece of sticky plastic with a date on it that you put on your car's license plate to show that the car is legally allowed on the road
keep (close) tabs on sb/sth
informal to watch someone or something carefully to check what they are doing
::The police have been keeping tabs on Rogers since he got out of prison.
?DRUG?
informal a form of the illegal drug LSD or ecstasy
::a tab of acid
?CIGARETTE?
BrE informal a cigarette