English Explanatory Dictionary

pub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.
verb
  1. To go to one or more public houses.
noun
  1. A public server.
noun
  1. Clipping of publication.
verb
  1. to publish
noun
  1. Clipping of publisher.
noun
  1. Initialism of public utility bus.

Pronunciation

/pʌb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pub.wav en-us-pub.ogg /pʊb/

Word forms

pub pubs pubbing pubbed

Etymology

Clipping of public house.

Synonyms

alehouse boozer boozing ken bousing ken drinker drinkery gargle-factory gin joint groggery local nineteenth hole pot-house pub public house rummery saloon tavern watering hole

Related words

call time closing time drinking-up time happy hour last call last orders lock-in prop up the bar pub crawl café lodging place liquor store restaurant inn off-licence tavern PUJ PUV

Derived words

brewpub corner pub gastropub Irish pub managed pub micropub pedal pub pubbish pubby pub cheese pub-crawl pub crawl pub crawler pub cricket pubgoer pub-goer pub golf pub grub pubkeeper publand publands publess pubmate pub quiz pub rock pub test pubwards restopub ruin pub superpub tied pub pub-sub self-pub trad-pub
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