pub

¹

[puhb]

noun

1. a bar or tavern.

pub.

²

abbreviation

1. public.

2. publication.

3. published.

4. publisher.

5. publishing.

pub.

¹

abbreviation

1. public

2. publication

3. published

4. publisher

5. publishing

pub

²

/ pʌb /

noun

1. Formal name: public house. a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals

2. a hotel

verb

1. informal,  (intr) to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pub¹

First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Example Sentences

There have been nineteen confirmed cases of food poisoning following reports of customers feeling unwell after eating a carvery at a pub.

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A chef who went from being a kid baking cupcakes for doormen in pubs to running his own Michelin-starred restaurant is taking his love of cuisine to the internet.

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Pre-match there are plenty of sore heads, which most opt to medicate with a free pint being offered by the Fog on the Tyne pub to the first 100 Truro fans who show up.

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Business rates are a tax on non-domestic properties such as shops, pubs and offices.

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"Stand-up takes a lot of work and before the Fringe and my tour, there were so many pubs and awful gigs where I did a 20-minute set to zero laughs. It's certainly humbling."

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Related Words

• bar 
• inn 
• lounge 
• saloon 
• tavern