Chub Definition

chŭb
chubs
noun
chubs
Any of several small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes often used as bait.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of marine fishes with a small mouth; esp., any of a family (Kyphosidae) of percoid fishes.
Webster's New World
Any of several freshwater ciscos (genus Coregonus) of N regions.
Webster's New World
A hermetically sealed plastic tube used for packaging products such as ground meat or caulk.
American Heritage

A chubby, plump person.

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Other Word Forms of Chub

Noun

Singular:
chub
Plural:
chubs

Origin of Chub

  • Recorded since c.1450, from Middle English chubbe (“the river fish”), of unknown origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps back-formation from chubby

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from chubby.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chubbe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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