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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tub /tʌb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a bathtub.
- a broad, round, open container.
- any of various small, usually round containers:a tub of butter.
- Nautical, Naval Termsan old, slow, or clumsy boat.
- Informal Termsa short and fat person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tub (tub),USA pronunciation n., v., tubbed, tub•bing. n. - a bathtub.
- a broad, round, open, wooden container, usually made of staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom.
- any of various containers resembling or suggesting a tub:a tub for washing clothes.
- the amount a tub will hold.
- Informal Termsa short and fat person.
- Nautical, Naval Termsan old, slow, or clumsy vessel.
- British Termsa bath in a bathtub.
- Miningan ore car;
tram. - Militarya two-seat aircraft, esp. a trainer.
v.t. - to place or keep in a tub.
- [Brit. Informal.]to bathe in a bathtub.
v.i. - [Brit. Informal.]to bathe oneself in a bathtub.
- Informal Termsto undergo washing, esp. without damage, as a fabric:This cotton print tubs well.
- Middle Dutch tobbe; cognate with Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe
- Middle English tubbe (noun, nominal) 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tub /tʌb/ n - 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
- a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc
- Also called: bathtub
another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath - Also called: tubful the amount a tub will hold
- a clumsy slow boat or ship
- Also called: tram, hutch a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine
- a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip
vb (tubs, tubbing, tubbed)- Brit informal to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
- (transitive) to keep or put in a tub
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Dutch tubbeˈtubbable adj ˈtubber n |