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1.NounA small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.
A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
3.NounIn full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.
4.NounA newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
5.NounA paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions.
6.AdjectiveIn the form of a tabloid (noun senses 2 and 2.2): compressed or compact in size.
7.AdjectiveResembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc."tabloid journalism"
8.VerbTo express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
9.VerbTo convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.2) format.