slab
noun
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
slabbed
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past participleof slab.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slab.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slabnouna broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
Example Sentences
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Father Ariel’s jaunty voice echoed from where he was standing at the slabbed marble pulpit, as he smiled out at the congregation.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
For one thing Murray was rake-thin and slouchy, a gangly kid next to the slabbed and ripped power-players of the modern men’s game.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2019
Great sheets of it are slabbed up in front of government buildings and on the "peace line" that separates the Catholic Falls Road from the Protestant Shankill.
From Time Magazine Archive
At times, you become almost certain that you slabbed this hillside three days ago, crossed this stream yesterday, clambered over this fallen tree at least twice today already.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
My old slabbed well had got filled up with sand, and it was evident that many natives had visited the place since I left on the 24th of March, 103 days ago.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
