slab
/slæb/
noun
- A thick, flat piece of a solid material, such as stone, concrete, or wood.
- The workers poured concrete to make a slab for the patio.
- A large stone slab was used as a table in the garden.
- The kitchen counter is made from a single slab of marble.
- A thick slice or piece of food, especially meat or cake.
- She served a slab of cheese with crackers.
- He ordered a slab of chocolate cake for dessert.
- The butcher cut a thick slab of beef for the barbecue.
verb
- To cut or shape into thick, flat pieces.
- They slabbed the wood to make planks for the floor.
- The stonecutter slabbed the rock into even sections.
- The machine slabs the meat into uniform portions.