tub

T0398900 (tŭb)n.1. a. An open, flat-bottomed vessel, usually round and typically wider than it is deep, used for washing, packing, or storing.b. The amount that such a vessel can hold.c. The contents of such a vessel.2. a. A bathtub.b. Informal A bath taken in a bathtub.3. Informal A wide, clumsy, slow-moving boat.4. a. A bucket used for conveying ore or coal up a mine shaft.b. A coal car used in a mine.v. tubbed, tub·bing, tubs v.tr.1. To pack or store in a tub.2. To wash or bathe in a tub.v.intr. To take a bath.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German tubbe.]

tub′ba·ble adj.tub′ber n.

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(tʌb) n1. 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 situations2. a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc3. Also called: bathtub another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath¹¹4. (Units) Also called: tubful the amount a tub will hold5. (Nautical Terms) a clumsy slow boat or ship6. (Rowing) informal (in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen7. (Mining & Quarrying) a. a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mineb. a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skipvb, tubs, tubbing or tubbed8. informal Brit to wash (oneself or another) in a tub9. (tr) to keep or put in a tub[C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe] ˈtubbable adj ˈtubber n

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n., v. tubbed, tub•bing. n. 1. a bathtub. 2. a broad, round, open container, orig. one made of wooden staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom. 3. any of various small, usu. round containers: a tub of butter. 4. the amount a tub will hold. 5. an old, slow, or clumsy boat. 6. Informal. a short and fat person. 7. a bath in a bathtub. v.t. 8. to place or keep in a tub. 9. to bathe. v.i. 10. to undergo washing. [1350–1400; Middle English tubbe (n.) < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German tobbe] tub′ba•ble, adj. tub′ber, n. tub′like`, adj.

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Past participle: tubbed
Gerund: tubbing

Imperative
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Present
I tub
you tub
he/she/it tubs
we tub
you tub
they tub

Preterite
I tubbed
you tubbed
he/she/it tubbed
we tubbed
you tubbed
they tubbed

Present Continuous
I am tubbing
you are tubbing
he/she/it is tubbing
we are tubbing
you are tubbing
they are tubbing

Present Perfect
I have tubbed
you have tubbed
he/she/it has tubbed
we have tubbed
you have tubbed
they have tubbed

Past Continuous
I was tubbing
you were tubbing
he/she/it was tubbing
we were tubbing
you were tubbing
they were tubbing

Past Perfect
I had tubbed
you had tubbed
he/she/it had tubbed
we had tubbed
you had tubbed
they had tubbed

Future
I will tub
you will tub
he/she/it will tub
we will tub
you will tub
they will tub

Future Perfect
I will have tubbed
you will have tubbed
he/she/it will have tubbed
we will have tubbed
you will have tubbed
they will have tubbed

Future Continuous
I will be tubbing
you will be tubbing
he/she/it will be tubbing
we will be tubbing
you will be tubbing
they will be tubbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tubbing
you have been tubbing
he/she/it has been tubbing
we have been tubbing
you have been tubbing
they have been tubbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tubbing
you will have been tubbing
he/she/it will have been tubbing
we will have been tubbing
you will have been tubbing
they will have been tubbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tubbing
you had been tubbing
he/she/it had been tubbing
we had been tubbing
you had been tubbing
they had been tubbing

Conditional
I would tub
you would tub
he/she/it would tub
we would tub
you would tub
they would tub

Past Conditional
I would have tubbed
you would have tubbed
he/she/it would have tubbed
we would have tubbed
you would have tubbed
they would have tubbed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tub - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the bodybathing tub, bathtub, bathbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletfootbath - a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feethot tub - a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot waterhip bath, sitz bath - a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting positionvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	tub - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquidsvatvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)washtub - a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed
	3.	tub - the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water"tubfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold

Translations

桶盛冰淇淋的小桶

tub

(tab) noun1. a round (usually wooden) container for keeping water, washing clothes etc. a huge tub of water.桶2. a bath. He was sitting in the tub.浴缸3. a small round container for ice-cream etc. 盛冰淇淋的小桶ˈtubby adjective rather fat; plump. She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.矮胖的

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autem cackletub

obsolete Any general meeting place of dissenters of a given denomination of the (Christian) church; a conventicle. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, and "cackletub" (a slang term for the pulpit of a church) here refers to a place where those who spill secrets ("cackle") gather. I entered into the autem cackletub with trepidation, for who knows what sort one may find in a place of unruly dissent.See also: autem

cat in the meal-tub

obsolete A surprise attack or ambush; a hidden or unseen danger. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Many people want to legalize marijuana but are in denial of the cats in the meal-tub that may come with doing so. The young political candidate waited like a cat in a meal-tub for his rival's sordid history to come to public attention.See also: cat

tub of guts

A derogatory term for a fat or obese person. I used to be a tub of guts when I was in high school, but during college I really made an effort to slim down.See also: gut, of, tub

throw a tub to the whale

To create a diversion, in order to avoid a dangerous or unpleasant situation. No one can know that I'm here, so throw a tub to the whale while I sneak out the back door!See also: throw, tub, whale

tub of lard

A highly derogatory term for an obese person. These glamour magazines make it seem like anyone who's not a cover model is basically a tub of lard.See also: lard, of, tub

every tub must stand on its own bottom

Everyone must be self-sufficient. I know you're worried about your daughter going away to college, but every tub must stand on its own bottom eventually.See also: bottom, every, must, on, own, stand, tub

tub-thumping

Forceful or aggressive promotion of one's agenda through public speech or other means. Primarily heard in UK. I wish they would quit their tub-thumping and get on with the show. We don't care about their politics.

Every tub must stand on its own bottom,

and Let every tub stand on its own bottom.Prov. People should be independent. Emily did not want to join the other students, who were helping each other study for the exam. "Every tub must stand on its own bottom," she said. Don't ask me for help. Let every tub stand on its own bottom.See also: bottom, every, must, on, own, stand, tub

tub of lard

a fat person. (Insulting.) Who's that tub of lard who just came in? That tub of lard can hardly get through the door.See also: lard, of, tub

tub-thumping

BRITISH, JOURNALISMTub-thumping is used as an adjective and a noun to describe people's behaviour when they are supporting an idea or course of action in a loud and forceful way. Economic recovery does not depend on tub-thumping speeches from politicians, but on the Government creating jobs. The players neither need, nor will respond to, tub-thumping. Note: You can call someone who behaves in this way a tub-thumper. Marsh was far from being a tub-thumper. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. Note: People sometimes used to refer to pulpits (= the place in a church where the priest stands to speak) as `tubs', especially when talking humorously about nonconformist preachers. The image is of a preacher banging the pulpit with his fist to emphasize his message.

tub of lard

and tub of guts n. a fat person. (Cruel. Also a rude term of address.) Shut up, you stupid tub of lard! Who’s that tub of guts who just came in? See also: lard, of, tub

tub of guts

verbSee tub of lardSee also: gut, of, tub

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autem cackletub

cat in the meal-tub

tub of guts

throw a tub to the whale

tub of lard

every tub must stand on its own bottom

tub-thumping

Every tub must stand on its own bottom,

tub of lard

tub-thumping

tub of lard

tub of guts

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noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

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noun a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

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noun the amount that a tub will hold

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