English Explanatory Dictionary

tub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
  2. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
  3. A bathtub.
  4. A slow-moving craft.
  5. Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
  6. A small cask.
  7. Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
  8. A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
  9. A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
  10. A corpulent or obese person.
  11. The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.
verb
  1. To plant, set, or store in a tub.
  2. To bathe in a tub.

Pronunciation

tŭb /tʌb/ En-au-tub.ogg /tʊb/

Word forms

tub tubs tubbing tubbed

Etymology

From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.

Derived words

bathtub bran tub cat in the meal-tub dolly tub harness tub hog-tub hot tub line tub powdering tub rum tub slack tub swill-tub Tap-tub tubby tub chair tub-fast tub file tub-gig tub gurnard tub of guts tub of lard tub-shower tub-thump tub-thumping tub wheel twin tub
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