tub
noun /tʌb/
/tʌb/
- a large round container without a lid (= cover), used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etc.
- There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bath
- wash
- hot
- …
- lie in
- soak in
- climb in
- …
- a small, wide plastic or paper container with a lid (= cover), used for food, etc.
enlarge image- a tub of margarine
- an empty margarine tub
- (especially North American English, informal) a bathtub (= a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body)
- They found her lying in the tub.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bath
- wash
- hot
- …
- lie in
- soak in
- climb in
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tubbe.