| tab [n] |
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| 1) | the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
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| Synonyms : | check chit |
| See Also:
| account |
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| 2) | sensationalist journalism |
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| Synonyms : | tabloid yellow_journalism |
| See Also:
| fourth_estate |
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| 3) | the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation |
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| Synonyms : | tab_key |
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| key |
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| 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" |
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| slip |
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| 5) | a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet |
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| Synonyms : | lozenge pill tablet |
| See Also:
| dose bolus capsule dragee sleeping_capsule vitamin_pill |
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