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Definition of 'tub'English
Noun
( en-noun)
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.
(humorous|or|derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
* South
- All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs , in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.
A small cask.
- a tub of gin
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
(mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
(obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
- (Shakespeare)
(slang) A corpulent or obese person.
- Lars': You ready to help take down Gizmo?
'''Vault Dweller''': You bet. Let's nail that ' tub . [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/LARS.MSG]
Derived terms
* bathtub
* hot tub
* tubby
Verb
( tubb)
To plant, set, or store in a tub.
- to tub a plant
To bathe.
* London Spectator
- Don't we all tub in England?
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