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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tube /tub, tyub/USA pronunciation n., v., tubed, tub•ing. n. [countable] - a hollow, rounded, narrow piece of metal, glass, etc., used esp. for carrying liquids or gases:a short rubber tube.
- a small collapsible cylinder sealed at one end, with a capped opening at the other end, from which a substance, as toothpaste, may be squeezed.
- Anatomy, Zoologyany hollow, rounded, narrow vessel or organ in the body:the bronchial tubes.
- Electronicselectron tube.
- Informal Terms the tube, [singular]television:What's on the tube tonight?
- Clothinga rounded, narrow piece of clothing without sleeves, pockets, or closures, usually of stretch fabric, worn as a blouse, skirt, etc.
- Transportthe tunnel in which an underground railroad runs.
- British Termssubway (def. 1).
v. [no object] - to float down a river on an inner tube.
Idioms- Idioms down the tube(s), into a state of failure or collapse:All his efforts went down the tube when the company went bankrupt.
tube•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tube (to̅o̅b, tyo̅o̅b),USA pronunciation n., v., tubed, tub•ing. n. - a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used esp. for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- a small, collapsible, cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a capped opening at the other from which paint, toothpaste, or some other semifluid substance may be squeezed.
- Anatomy, Zoologyany hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ:the bronchial tubes.
- [Bot.]
- Botanyany hollow, elongated body or part.
- Botanythe united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.
- See inner tube.
- ElectronicsSee electron tube.
- Informal Terms
- television.
- a television set.
- See mailing tube.
- Transportthe tubular tunnel in which an underground railroad runs.
- Transportthe railroad itself.
- Sport[Surfing Slang.]the curled hollow formed on the underside of a cresting wave.
- British Termssubway (def. 1).
- British Terms[Australian Slang.]a can of beer.
- Optics, Slang Terms[Older Slang.]a telescope.
- down the tube or tubes, [Informal.]into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.
v.t. - to furnish with a tube or tubes.
- to convey or enclose in a tube.
- to form into the shape of a tube;
make tubular.
- Latin tubus pipe
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tube /tjuːb/ n - a long hollow and typically cylindrical object, used for the passage of fluids or as a container
- a collapsible cylindrical container of soft metal or plastic closed with a cap, used to hold viscous liquids or pastes
- short for Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube
- any hollow cylindrical structure
- any other hollow structure in a plant
- the tube ⇒ Brit
Also called: the underground an underground railway system
US and Canadian equivalent: subway - the tunnels through which the railway runs
- another name for valve
- See electron tube, cathode-ray tube, television tube
- the tube ⇒ slang a television set
- Brit slang a stupid or despicable person
- Austral slang a bottle or can of beer
- the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
vb (transitive)- to fit or supply with a tube or tubes
- to carry or convey in a tube
- to shape like a tube
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tubusˈtubeless adj |