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

Alex McCarthy, a university student who works part-time in a pub, says he is feeling "very, very happy" about the rise.

From BBC

He then moved to Devon and "kept his hand in playing on the local pub scene", before he retired from music and came back to Leicester.

From BBC

When the pub closed, Anne Marie and her friends went to leave and walk home.

From BBC

The Kennel Club also said 72% of dog owners were more likely to visit a restaurant, pub or cafe if their dog could come.

From BBC

"You bond over video games, it's the same thing as meeting someone in real life at the pub or anything like that."

From BBC

Related Words

• bar
• inn
• lounge
• saloon
• tavern