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tub (tub)

noun

    1. a round, broad, open, wooden container, usually formed of staves and hoops fastened around a flat bottom
    2. any similarly large, open container of metal, stone, etc., as for washing
    3. a small, round container a tub of margarine
    4. as much as a tub will hold
  2. a bucket or tram for carrying coal, ore, etc. in a mine
    1. bathtub
    2. Brit., Informal a bath in a tub
  4. Informal a slow-moving, clumsy ship or boat

Etymology: ME tubbe < MDu; akin to MLowG tobbe, EFris tubbe

transitive verb, intransitive verb tubbed, tubbing tub′·bing

  1. Informal to wash in a tub
  2. Brit., Informal to bathe (oneself)

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tub Synonyms

tub

n.

keg, bucket, cask, tank, receptacle, laundry tub, bathtub, hot tub, spa, cauldron, vat, cistern, butt, firkin, tun; see also container.


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tub Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • lard: A cross between a middle school geometry lesson and a tub of lard in meltdown.

Converse of object

  • soak: The bathroom with a deep soaking tub overlooks the beautiful secluded gardens.

Adjective modifier

  • hot: The hot tub out on the terrace is hugely popular with guests.

Modifies a noun

  • spa: Relax in our new hot tub spa available to guests at no extra charge.

Noun used with modifier

  • margarine: Put the pot on a saucer or in an old margarine tub to stop this water from spilling all over the place.
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tub quotes

I have been here a fortnight and I think I shall be here fifteen or twenty days longer, although I do not very much like the place, for this puddling in a tub continually is no charm to me.

-Perth,James, 4th Earl of

A mere tale of a tub, my words are idle.

-Webster,John

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