tab
Pronunciation
/ˈtæb/

Definition & Meaning of "tab"in English

Tab
01

a bill for the meal one has been served in a restaurant

tab definition and meaning
02

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
tabs
03

a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it

04

the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation

05

sensationalist journalism

06

a small piece of paper or similar material containing a dose of LSD, used for recreational hallucinogenic effects

Slang

What does "tab" mean in drug slang?

The term "tab" refers to a small square or piece of blotter paper that is soaked with a dose of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). The structure is an informal slang abbreviation of "tablet," though LSD "tabs" are typically paper rather than pills. It is commonly used in drug-related slang to describe a single dose unit of LSD.

Examples
He dropped a tab before going to the festival.
to tab
01

to mark or identify with a projecting piece, label, or tag

Transitive: to tab sth
to tab definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tab
3rd person singular
tabs
Present participle
tabbing
Past simple
tabbed
Past participle
tabbed
Examples
In the spreadsheet, you can tab each column with labels for better organization.
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