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lab

nounverbnouncommon in dialogue

  • //læːb//

A laboratory.

noun

  1. 1

    A laboratory.

    I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster, from his slab, began to rise And suddenly, to my surprise He did the Mash He did the Monster Mash.

    A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.

    The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.

    Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.

  2. 2

    Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result.

    I dropped my mixture while doing my lab, so I had to start over.

  3. 3

    A hands-on educational experience; a workshop.

Etymology

Clipping of laboratory.

verb

  1. 1

    slangTo practise experimentally outside of competitive play.

noun

  1. 1

    A Labrador retriever.

Etymology

Clipping of Labrador retriever.

Forms

plural
labs
past tense
labbed
past participle
labbed
present participle
labbing
third person singular
labs
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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