pub

¹ American  

[puhb] / pʌb /

noun

1. a bar or tavern.

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pub. ² American  

abbreviation

1. public.

2. publication.

3. published.

4. publisher.

5. publishing.

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pub. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. public

2. publication

3. published

4. publisher

5. publishing

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pub ² British  

/ 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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of pub

First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Example Sentences

Like many wild and wacky ideas, it all started down at the pub.

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Achieve that, and maybe the next time they go into that Glasgow pub they might just draw a few glances of recognition.

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If it was a soap opera, he'd have been barred from the pub and written out the script.

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"So we're showing red tape the red card and taking pub hours to extra time so fans can get another round in without missing a single kick."

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He said Martin and Wadley had "become friends very slowly" after his release from prison when she was the landlady of the Hare and Hounds pub in Wisbech.

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Related Words

• bar
• inn
• lounge
• saloon
• tavern