pub

[ puhb ]

/ pʌb /

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noun

a bar or tavern.

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Origin of pub

First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Words nearby pub

ptyalectasis, ptyalin, ptyalism, p-type, Pu, pub, pub crawl, pub date, pube, pubertal, puberty

Other definitions for pub (2 of 2)

pub.

abbreviation

public.

publication.

published.

publisher.

publishing.

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How to use pub in a sentence

Think in terms of new customer segments generated by accelerated digital adoption, new channels like Zoom, Slack or virtual pubs to connect and promote, new resources like automation tools for efficient business processes etc.
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In many cases, the local pub or eatery is still truly a public house, a pillar of the community.
Bar Rescue: Pandemic Edition|jakemeth|September 15, 2020|Fortune
The ONS’s Athow also noted that food sales “fell back from their recent peaks as people started to venture back into pubs and restaurants.”
Retail continues to charge back, this time in the U.K. But clothing, fuel sales lag|David Meyer|August 21, 2020|Fortune
England’s app also has a QR-scanning feature that lets people log when they enter a property, such as a restaurant or a pub, so they can be alerted later if the location becomes linked to multiple infections.
England has started testing a contact tracing app—again|Charlotte Jee|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Some industries, such as pubs and the hospitality sector, ground to a complete halt.
Lessons from lockdown: Four content types that users really engage with|Edward Coram James|July 20, 2020|Search Engine Watch
And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Following a conversation with Marsh, the two met at a pub in London.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rest were crawlers, mostly pub spielers and bush larrikins, and the women were hags and larrikinesses.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
Then, after spitting half a pint of tobacco juice into the stream, he turned sadly on his heel and led the way back to the pub.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
“I say you might take a pub—and drink yourself to death,” was added aside.
The Dark House|Georg Manville Fenn
"Three thousand miles from the next pub," said Bendemeer, with excessively dry significance.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Grouchy, Gen. Observations sur la relation de la campagne de 1815, pub.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for pub (1 of 2)

pub

/ (pʌb) /

noun

Formal name: public house mainly British 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

Australian and NZ a hotel

verb pubs, pubbing or pubbed

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

British Dictionary definitions for pub (2 of 2)

pub.

abbreviation for

public

publication

published

publisher

publishing

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