1. A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese.

2. A cliff or rock ledge that rises at a relatively low angle.

3. A flat poured concrete surface used as a foundation or base for construction.

4. A table on which a body is laid out in a morgue.

5. An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber.

6. Baseball The pitcher's rubber.

1. To make or shape into slabs or a slab.

2. To cover or pave with slabs.

3. To dress (a log) by cutting slabs.

4. Chiefly New England To ascend or descend (a steep slope) by an oblique path.