He peeled the paper top off a little white tub and poured the cream into his coffee.
Shrubs can be grown in tubs or large containers.
A tubof something is the amount of it contained in a tub.
She would eat four tubs of ice cream in one sitting. [+ of]
2. countable noun
A tub is the same as a bathtub.
[US]
She lay back in the tub.
3. See also hot tub
tub in British English
(tʌb)
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 bath1 (sense 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
a.
a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine
b.
a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip
verbWord forms: tubs, tubbing or tubbed
8. British informal
to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
9. (transitive)
to keep or put in a tub
Derived forms
tubbable (ˈtubbable)
adjective
tubber (ˈtubber)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe
tub in American English
(tʌb)
noun
1.
a.
a round, broad, open, wooden container, usually formed of staves and hoops fastened around a flat bottom
b.
any similarly large, open container of metal, stone, etc., as for washing
c.
a small, round container
a tub of margarine
d.
as much as a tub will hold
2.
a bucket or tram for carrying coal, ore, etc. in a mine
3.
a.
bathtub
b. British, Informal
a bath in a tub
4. Informal
a slow-moving, clumsy ship or boat
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: tubbed or ˈtubbing
5. Informal
to wash in a tub
6. British, Informal
to bathe (oneself)
Derived forms
tubbable (ˈtubbable)
adjective
tubber (ˈtubber)
noun
Word origin
ME tubbe < MDu; akin to MLowG tobbe, EFris tubbe
Examples of 'tub' in a sentence
tub
Each villa has a sauna and hot tub.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the other tub of ice cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The chalet has a hot tub and sauna to ease those muscles and is just a short stroll from the village centre.
The Sun (2016)
Spoon one tub of ice cream into the bowl, spreading it around in a thick layer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Try the spa, with its steam rooms and hot tubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There's a hot tub on deck if you fancy doing some stewing of your own.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The lodge where we stayed was luxurious, with a hot tub and views of the sea.
The Sun (2017)
First there's the spa, with its hammam and outdoor hot tubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The rooms wear their age well, thanks to cheerful decor; some have hot tubs and pools.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Walk in its ancient woodlands, then thaw out in the outdoor hot tub or the Moroccan hammam.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is also an outdoor hot tub.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Spread over the other tub of ice cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is a sun terrace with a hot tub and sauna on the roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were crushed by tubs full of coal.
The Sun (2012)
There is a bit of hot tub action.
The Sun (2013)
Do think carefully about where to put the tub.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It arrived curled up in a margarine tub.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You can wrap it around a plastic tub and close it with a clip.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Surprisingly there is no spa tub or pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One weekend he bought six tubs of ice cream and asked me to eat them.
The Sun (2013)
The tented rooms are introducing extras such as saunas and hot tubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
On a table nearby is a vase of pink roses and on her desk a tub of white orchids.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Any bitter pill of criticism one offers an elephant must be buried within a vast tub of cream cheese.
Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002)
All rooms have access to an outdoor hot tub and are connected to the main building by glass walkways.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A large wooden tub steamed in readiness near the hearth.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
I can eat an entire tub in one go.
The Sun (2012)
Add enough cream to make a sauce - a third to a half of a small tub should do.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Of course she did, because her own mum will have introduced her to the affordable little blue tub years earlier.
The Sun (2014)
She's right to be enthusiastic about the little blue tub of thick, white cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep the stock, as you can use it another day - simply pour it into small tubs and freeze.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
tub
British English: tub NOUN
A tub is a deep container of any size.
He peeled the paper top off a little white tub and poured the cream into his coffee.
American English: tub
Brazilian Portuguese: tina
Chinese: 浴缸
European Spanish: cubo
French: pot
German: Kübel
Italian: vaschetta
Japanese: 容器
Korean: 욕조
European Portuguese: tina
Latin American Spanish: cubo
All related terms of 'tub'
hot tub
A hot tub is a very large, round bath which several people can sit in together .
bran tub
(in Britain) a tub containing bran in which small wrapped gifts are hidden , used at parties, fairs , etc
dolly tub
an apparatus for agitating and washing ore in a vessel
tub chair
a usually low-backed easy chair with arms even with the back or sloping up to it in a continuous curve
tub-fast
(in the past ) a period of fasting and sweating in a hot tub , intended as a cure for venereal disease
twin-tub
a type of washing machine that has two revolving drums , one for washing and the other for spin-drying
tub gurnard
a type of gurnard coastal fish with pectoral fins used for crawling along the seabed
tub-thumper
a noisy , violent , or ranting public speaker
tub-thumping
describes people's attitudes or behaviour when they are supporting an idea or course of action in a very vigorous and sometimes aggressive way. This expression is usually used to show disapproval of this kind of behaviour.