pull tab

noun

: a metal tab (as on a can) pulled to open the container

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Racer Blue hits will also fill in the hooks of the sneaker’s support straps, while the heel pull tab is filled in with orange. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Can-do attitude For decades, an aluminum can with a pull tab usually meant a carbonated beverage like beer, soda or seltzer was inside. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 May 2026 The zippers also have extremely sensible oversized pull tabs, while the low threshold and huge 68.2-square-foot vestibule is big enough to keep two mobility devices safe, dry, and close by. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 24 May 2026 These Everlane glove flats are crafted in soft leather and feature back pull tabs for easy on and off. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull tab

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull tab was in 1963

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“Pull tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20tab. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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