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tub

[ tuhb ]

noun

  1. a broad, round, open, wooden container, usually made of staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom.
  2. any of various containers resembling or suggesting a tub:

    a tub for washing clothes.

  3. the amount a tub will hold.
  4. Informal. a short and fat person.
  5. Nautical. an old, slow, or clumsy vessel.
  6. British Informal. a bath in a bathtub.
  7. Mining. an ore car; tram.
  8. 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

/ ³Ùʌ²ú /

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 calledbathtub another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath 1
  4. Also calledtubful 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 calledtramhutch
    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. informal.
    to 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù³Ü²ú²ú²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ˈ³Ù³Ü²ú²ú±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù³Ü²úb²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ù³Ü²úb±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ù³Ü²úlŸ±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³Ù³Ü²ú noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³Ü²ú²ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tub1

C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe
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Example Sentences

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When I’m done with the walk, I’ve been heating up the hot tub.

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The recall affects 12 flavors of the brand’s 10-ounce tubs, sold exclusively in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

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