<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material</li><li>a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread</li><li>a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness</li><li>a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards</li><li>(in a tavern or pub) a section of a bar or barroom separated from the public bar and often having more comfortable furnishings and a quieter atmosphere</li><li>a section of concrete pavement or a concrete floor placed directly on the ground or on a base of gravel</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to make into a slab or slabs</li><li>to cover or lay with slabs</li><li>to cut the slabs or outside pieces from (a log)</li><li>to put on in slabs; cover thickly</li></ul>