tab
1[ tab ]
/ tæb /
noun
verb (used with object), tabbed, tab·bing.
to furnish or ornament with a tab or tabs.
to name or designate.
verb (used without object), tabbed, tab·bing.
to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer.
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Idioms for tab
keep tabs / tab on, Informal. to keep an account of; check on; observe: The police kept tabs on the suspect's activities.
Definition for tab (2 of 3)
Origin of tab
2By shortening
Definition for tab (3 of 3)
tab.
tables.
(in prescriptions) tablet.
Origin of tab.
From the Latin word tabella
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British Dictionary definitions for tab (1 of 4)
tab1
/ (tæb) /
noun
verb tabs, tabbing or tabbed
(tr) to supply (files, clothing, etc) with a tab or tabs
Word Origin for tab
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for tab (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for tab (3 of 4)
TAB
abbreviation for
typhoid-paratyphoid A and B (vaccine)
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British Dictionary definitions for tab (4 of 4)
tab.
abbreviation for
table (list or chart)
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Idioms and Phrases with tab
tab
see keep tabs on.
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