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pull-tab

pull-tab noun: the flexible piece of metal on top of a beverage can (for soda pop, beer, etc.) that opens the can when pressed, thus obviating any can opener or church key.

Noun

pull-tab (plural pull-tabs)

  1. The flexible piece of metal on top of a beverage can (for soda pop, beer, etc.) that opens the can when pressed, thus obviating any can opener or church key.
  2. A ticket for a pull-tab game.

Forms of pull-tab

pluralpull-tabs

Questions about pull-tab

What does pull-tab mean?
Pull-tab means the flexible piece of metal on top of a beverage can (for soda pop, beer, etc.) that opens the can when pressed, thus obviating any can opener or church key.
What part of speech is pull-tab?
Pull-tab is a noun.
What is the plural of pull-tab?
The plural of pull-tab is pull-tabs.

Words near pull-tab in the dictionary

  1. pull-ons
  2. pull-out
  3. pull-outs
  4. pull-quote
  5. pull-quotes
  6. pull-tab
  7. pull-tabs
  8. pull-through
  9. pull-throughs
  10. pull-to-publish
  11. pull-up

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