Definitions for tabtæb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tabtæb(n.; v.)tabbed, tab•bing.
(n.)a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
a tag or label.
a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing.
Informal. a bill; check.
Category: Informal
a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate.
a typewriter stop or computer command that moves the carriage, cursor, or printing element a predetermined number of spaces. the key that activates such a stop or command.
Category: Computers
a small airfoil hinged to the rear portion of a control surface, as to an elevator, aileron, or rudder.
Category: Aeronautics
(v.t.)to furnish or ornament with tabs.
to name or designate.
(v.i.)to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer.
Category: Computers
Idioms for tab:
keep tab(s) on,to maintain a watch over; record the activities of.
Category: Idiom, Informal
Origin of tab:
1600–10; of uncert. orig.
tab*tæb(n.)
Category: Informal
Ref: tabloid (def. 1). 1
a tablet, as of a drug.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Pharmacology, Status (usage)
* Informal..
Origin of tab:
1960–65; by shortening
tab.
table.
(in prescriptions) tablet.
Category: Pharmacology
Origin of tab.:
< L tabella
Princeton's WordNet
check, chit, tab(noun)
the bill in a restaurant
"he asked the waiter for the check"
yellow journalism, tabloid, tab(noun)
sensationalist journalism
tab key, tab(noun)
the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
tab(noun)
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"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab(noun)
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tab(noun)æb
a piece you pull to open sth
Pull the tab back to open the can.
Webster Dictionary
Tab(noun)
the flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle
Tab(noun)
a tag. See Tag, 2
Tab(noun)
a loop for pulling or lifting something
Tab(noun)
a border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets
Tab(noun)
a loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border
Translations for tab
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tab(noun)
a small flat piece of some material attached to, or part of, something larger, which stands up so that it can be seen, held, pulled etc
You open the packet by pulling the tab.
- oortjieAfrikaans
- لِسان، أُذْنArabic
- етикетBulgarian
- tiraPortuguese (BR)
- jazýček, ouškoCzech
- der StreifenGerman
- ring; tapDanish
- λωρίδα στην άκρη αντικειμένουGreek
- lengüeta; anilla (de lata)Spanish
- lapakasEstonian
- زبانه؛ قلابFarsi
- nipukkaFinnish
- patte, languetteFrench
- תָּווִיתHebrew
- टैबHindi
- uho, jezičakCroatian
- fülHungarian
- carikanIndonesian
- tunga, flipiIcelandic
- etichetta, linguettaItalian
- つまみJapanese
- 색인표Korean
- galiukasLithuanian
- galiņš; astīteLatvian
- hujung bungkusan yg terjulur yg boleh ditarik utk membuka bungkusan tersebutMalay
- flapDutch
- flik, klaffNorwegian
- języczek, końcówkaPolish
- زبانه؛ قلابPersian
- كارت چه دشى بيه يانوم پرليكل شوى اوپربكسونو، كاليويانورو باندى څړول كيږى، ريښكى، كړى، حساب ( په با نك كىPashto
- tiraPortuguese
- inel (de capac)Romanian
- висящий кончикRussian
- uško, rúčkaSlovak
- zavihek, jezičekSlovenian
- jezičakSerbian
- flikSwedish
- แถบที่ดึงThai
- uçTurkish
- (衣服等處的)襟，(裝飾衣服用的)垂片Chinese (Trad.)
- петелька; вушкоUkrainian
- تکمہ، بندUrdu
- vạt; miếng (dính vào vật gì để cầm)Vietnamese
- 提扣Chinese (Simp.)
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