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tub

[tuhb]

noun

  1. a bathtub.

  2. a broad, round, open, wooden container, usually made of staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom.

  3. any of various containers resembling or suggesting a tub.

    a tub for washing clothes.

  4. the amount a tub will hold.

  5. Informal.a short and fat person.

  6. Nautical.an old, slow, or clumsy vessel.

  7. British Informal.a bath in a bathtub.

  8. Mining.an ore car; tram.

  9. Military Slang.a two-seat aircraft, especially a trainer.



verb (used with object)

tubbed, tubbing 
  1. to place or keep in a tub.

  2. British Informal.to bathe in a bathtub.

verb (used without object)

tubbed, tubbing 
  1. British Informal.to bathe oneself in a bathtub.

  2. Informal.to undergo washing, especially without damage, as a fabric.

    This cotton print tubs well.

tub

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a low wide open container, typically round, originally one made of wood and used esp for washing: now made of wood, plastic, metal, etc, and used in a variety of domestic and industrial situations

  2. a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc

  3. Also called: bathtub.another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath 1

  4. Also called: tubful.the amount a tub will hold

  5. a clumsy slow boat or ship

  6. informal(in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen

  7. Also called: tram. hutch.

    1. a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine

    2. a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informalto wash (oneself or another) in a tub

  2. (tr) to keep or put in a tub

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tubbable adjective
  • tubber noun
  • tublike adjective
  • undertub noun
  • untubbed adjective
  • ˈٳܲ adjective
  • ˈٳܲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tub1

1350–1400; Middle English tubbe (noun) < Middle Dutch tobbe; cognate with Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tub1

C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe
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They said, looking back, there were signs of extravagance from Hill and her partner, such as building a back garden pub and hot tub, and going on holidays.

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“I’m afraid to open my blinds or go outside to use my hot tub because who knows when the county’s drone could be spying on me.”

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It feels like stepping into a hot tub time machine.

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Or put the younger girls in a shared tub, but take the bath towels and mat so they can’t interrupt mom and dad in the bedroom.

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