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tab 1
(tăb)n.
1. A projection, flap, or short strip attached to an object to facilitate opening, handling, or identification.
2. A small, usually decorative flap or tongue on a garment.
3. A small auxiliary airfoil that is attached to a larger one and that helps stabilize an aircraft.
4. A pull-tab.
tr.v. tabbed, tab·bing, tabs
To supply with a tab or tabs.
[Origin unknown.]
tab 2
(tăb)n.
1. Informal
a. A bill or check, such as one for a meal in a restaurant.
b. Cost; price: The tab for upgrading the computers would be high.
2. A tabulator on a typewriter.
3. Computers
a. A key on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, inserts a special ASCII character used for formatting text, as in indenting a line or block of text.
b. This special ASCII character.
intr.v. tabbed, tab·bing, tabs
Idiom: To press the tab on a typewriter or computer keyboard: Tab over to the next column.
keep tabs on Informal
To observe carefully over time: Let's keep tabs on expenditures.
tab 3
(tăb) Informaln.
A tabloid.
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tab
(tæb)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a small flap of material, esp one on a garment for decoration or for fastening to a button
2. any similar flap, such as a piece of paper attached to a file for identification
3. (Aeronautics) a small auxiliary aerofoil on the trailing edge of a rudder, aileron, or elevator, etc, to assist in the control of the aircraft in flight. See also trimtab
4. (Military) military Brit the insignia on the collar of a staff officer
5. chiefly US and Canadian a bill, esp one for a meal or drinks
6. (Recreational Drugs) dialect Scot and Northern English a cigarette
7. keep tabs on informal to keep a watchful eye on
vb, tabs, tabbing or tabbed
(tr) to supply (files, clothing, etc) with a tab or tabs
[C17: of unknown origin]
tab
(tæb)n
2. (Recreational Drugs) slang a portion of a drug, esp LSD or ecstasy
TAB
abbreviation for
1. (Medicine) typhoid-paratyphoid A and B (vaccine)
2. (Gambling, except Cards) Austral and NZ Totalizator Agency Board
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tab1
(tæb)n., v. tabbed, tab•bing. n.
1. a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
2. a tag or label.
3. a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing.
4. Informal. a bill; check.
5. a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate.
6.
a. a typewriter stop or computer command that moves the carriage, cursor, or printing element a predetermined number of spaces.
b. the key that activates such a stop or command.
7. a small airfoil hinged to the rear portion of a control surface, as to an elevator, aileron, or rudder.
v.t. 8. to furnish or ornament with tabs.
9. to name or designate.
v.i. 10. to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer.
Idioms: keep tab(s) on, to maintain a watch over; record the activities of.
[1600–10; of uncertain orig.]
tab2
(tæb)n. Informal.
2. a tablet, as of a drug.
[1960–65; by shortening]
tab.
1. table.
2. (in prescriptions) tablet.
[< Latin tabella]
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tab
Past participle: tabbed
Gerund: tabbing
| Imperative |
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| tab |
| tab |
| Present |
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| I tab |
| you tab |
| he/she/it tabs |
| we tab |
| you tab |
| they tab |
| Preterite |
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| I tabbed |
| you tabbed |
| he/she/it tabbed |
| we tabbed |
| you tabbed |
| they tabbed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tabbing |
| you are tabbing |
| he/she/it is tabbing |
| we are tabbing |
| you are tabbing |
| they are tabbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tabbed |
| you have tabbed |
| he/she/it has tabbed |
| we have tabbed |
| you have tabbed |
| they have tabbed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tabbing |
| you were tabbing |
| he/she/it was tabbing |
| we were tabbing |
| you were tabbing |
| they were tabbing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tabbed |
| you had tabbed |
| he/she/it had tabbed |
| we had tabbed |
| you had tabbed |
| they had tabbed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tab |
| you will tab |
| he/she/it will tab |
| we will tab |
| you will tab |
| they will tab |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tabbed |
| you will have tabbed |
| he/she/it will have tabbed |
| we will have tabbed |
| you will have tabbed |
| they will have tabbed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tabbing |
| you will be tabbing |
| he/she/it will be tabbing |
| we will be tabbing |
| you will be tabbing |
| they will be tabbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tabbing |
| you have been tabbing |
| he/she/it has been tabbing |
| we have been tabbing |
| you have been tabbing |
| they have been tabbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tabbing |
| you will have been tabbing |
| he/she/it will have been tabbing |
| we will have been tabbing |
| you will have been tabbing |
| they will have been tabbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tabbing |
| you had been tabbing |
| he/she/it had been tabbing |
| we had been tabbing |
| you had been tabbing |
| they had been tabbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would tab |
| you would tab |
| he/she/it would tab |
| we would tab |
| you would tab |
| they would tab |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tabbed |
| you would have tabbed |
| he/she/it would have tabbed |
| we would have tabbed |
| you would have tabbed |
| they would have tabbed |
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Noun 1. tab - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
2. tab - sensationalist journalism
journalism, news media - newspapers and magazines collectively
3. [画像:tab - the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation]tab - the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
key - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
typewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
4. tab - 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"
5. tab - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
dragee - pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet - a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
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tab
noun flap, tag, label, ticket, flag, marker, sticker a small red tab sewn on to the side of the pocket
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tab
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بِطاقَهعُرْوَهلِسان، أُذْن
jazýčekkartaouškopoutkoproužek
mærkatringskiltstroptap
arvekaartlipikratastabeldi
nappipiikkitabuvälilehti
lykkja, hankimerkimiîitunga, flipi
kilpelė
astītecilpiņagaliņšuzlīmeuzšuve
rúčka
tab
[tæb]A. N
1. (on garment) (= flap) → oreja f, lengüeta f; (= loop) → presilla f; (= label) → etiqueta f; (= marker) (on file) → ceja f; [of cheque] → resguardo m
to keep tabs on sb → vigilar a algn
to keep tabs on [+ situation] → seguir de cerca
to keep tabs on sb → vigilar a algn
to keep tabs on [+ situation] → seguir de cerca
3. (also tabulator) → tabulador m
B. CPD tab key N → tecla f de tabulación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tab
[ˈtæb] n
(on file) → étiquette f
(on can) (= ring pull) → anneau m
to keep tabs on sb (= keep an eye on) → surveiller qn
(in word processing) (= key) → touche f tabulation tab key
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tab
1n
(= loop on coat etc) → Aufhänger m; (on back of boot, book) → Schlaufe f; (= fastener on coat etc) → Riegel m; (= name tab, of owner) → Namensschild nt; (of maker) → Etikett nt; (on collar) → Verschluss(riegel) m; (Mil) → Spiegel m; (on shoulder, pocket) → Klappe f, → Patte f; (on filing cards) → Tab m, → Reiter m; to keep tabs on somebody/something (inf) → jdn/etw genau im Auge behalten
(Aviat) → Klappe f
tab
2 (Comput etc)n → Tab(ulator) m; (in dialog box) → Registerkarte f; (on typewriter) → Tabulator m; to set the tabs → tabulieren
vt columns → tabulieren
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tab
[tæb]1. n abbr = tabulator
2. n (label) → etichetta ; (flap on garment) → linguetta (Am) (fam) (bill) → conto
to keep tabs on sb/sth (fig) (fam) → tenere d'occhio qn/qc
to pick up the tab (Am) (fam) → pagare il conto
to keep tabs on sb/sth (fig) (fam) → tenere d'occhio qn/qc
to pick up the tab (Am) (fam) → pagare il conto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tab
(tӕb) noun1. 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. oortjie لِسان، أُذْن етикет tira jazýček, ouško der Streifen ring; tap λωρίδα στην άκρη αντικειμένου lengüeta; anilla lapakas زبانه؛ قلاب nipukka patte, languette תווית टैब uho, jezičak fül carikan tunga, flipi etichetta, linguetta つまみ 색인표 galiukas galiņš; astīte hujung bungkusan yg terjulur yg boleh ditarik utk membuka bungkusan tersebut flap flik, klaff języczek, końcówka كارت چه دشى بيه يانوم پرليكل شوى اوپربكسونو، كاليويانورو باندى څړول كيږى، ريښكى، كړى، حساب ( په با نك كى tira inel (de capac) висящий кончик uško, rúčka zavihek, jeziček jezičak flik แถบที่ดึง uç (衣服等處的)襟,(裝飾衣服用的)垂片 петелька; вушко تکمہ، بند vạt; miếng (dính vào vật gì để cầm) 提扣
2. a strip of material attached to a piece of clothing by which it can be hung up. Hang your jacket up by the tab. lus عُرْوَه закачалка alça poutko der Aufhänger strop μικρή θηλιά στο εσωτερικό ρούχων lengüeta tripp زبانه لباس؛ بند lenkki attache לולאה टैब petlja, vrpca (kod košulja, odijela) akasztó gantungan lykkja, hanki etichetta つまみひも (옷 등을 거는) 고리 kilpelė, pakaba cilpiņa; pakaramais gelung penyangkut lus hempe wieszak كاليويانورو باندى څړول كيږى alça gaică, agăţătoare петелька, вешалка pútko zanka komad materijala za kačenje odeće hängare หูหลังคอเสื้อสําหรับแขวน askılık 衣服掛環 вішалка پھانسا vạt áo 衣服挂环
3. a piece of material with a person's name or some other mark on it, attached to a piece of clothing so that its owner can be identified. merker بِطاقَه етикет etiqueta značka, proužek das Schildchen skilt; mærkat ετικέτα etiqueta lipik برچسب nimilappu étiquette, marque תג कपड़े पर टंका कोई टुकड़ा जिससे मालिक की पहचान हो सके etiketa (na odjeći) címke etiket merkimiði etichetta 名札 명찰 žymeklis, antsiuvas uzlīme; uzšuve (ar īpašnieka vārdu) label etiketje merkelapp, etikett naszywka كارت چه دشى بيه يانوم پرليكل شوى اوپربكسونو etiqueta etichetă нашивка, метка značka, prúžok etiketa nalepnica s imenom märke, etikett ป้าย etiket 掛條,標籤 нашивка شناخت کي علامت thẻ 挂条,标签
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