tab

tab
I UK [tæb] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "tab":
singular tab plural tabs
1) a small part of something that sticks out from the edge
a) a part that sticks out of something and that you can pull in order to make something happen

Pull the tab to open the cartridge.

b) mainly American a ring-pull on a can of drink
2) tab or tab key
computing a button on a computer keyboard or typewriter that you press to move several spaces along the same line
3)
a) a bill for the cost of a meal or for drinks that you have bought
b) an amount that you owe, for example the cost of a hotel room, restaurant meals, and services
put something on someone's tab:

Can you put these drinks on my tab?

4) very informal a tablet containing an illegal drug, especially lsd
•

keep (close) tabs on — informal to watch someone carefully to see what they do, or to watch something carefully

The police have been keeping close tabs on the organization.

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II UK [tæb] / US verb
Word forms "tab":
present tense I/you/we/they tab he/she/it tabs present participle tabbing past tense tabbed past participle tabbed
1) [transitive] to fix a small label to something such as clothing or a page or document
2) [intransitive] computing to press the tab on a computer keyboard
3) [transitive, usually passive] American to choose someone for a particular job, responsibility, or honour

English dictionary. 2014.

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