tub
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tub (plural tubs)
- A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
- He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
- The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
- He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
- A bathtub.
- (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
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Translations[edit]
broad, flat-bottomed vessel
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contents or capacity of such a vessel
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bathtub — see bathtub
Verb[edit]
tub (third-person singular simple present tubs, present participle tubbing, simple past and past participle tubbed)
- (transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.
- to tub a plant
- (intransitive) To bathe.
- London Spectator
- Don't we all tub in England?
- London Spectator
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”).
Noun[edit]
tub m (plural tubs)
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tub
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: [tub]