slab
verb
slabbed; slabbing
1
a
: to remove an outer slab from
slab a log
b
: to divide or form into slabs
2
: to cover or support (something, such as a roadbed or roof) with slabs
3
: to put on thickly
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Remove from oven; brush rib slabs evenly with remaining sauce.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
After snapping a few pictures in the fading light and then caping and slabbing off the sheep’s haunches and other edible meat, there was very little daylight left.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Upgrading your vehicle doesn’t always have to mean slabbing on a fresh coat of paint.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
After snapping a few pictures in the fading light and then caping and slabbing off the sheep’s haunches and other edible meat, there was very little daylight left.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
Upgrading your vehicle doesn’t always have to mean slabbing on a fresh coat of paint.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for slab
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slab. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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