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

The breakthrough came when they traced the car to a local pub, where cameras had also captured the group in the hours before the crash.

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"It's kind of been disastrous in the last two year," says James Fitzgerald, a London pub landlord bracing for the UK government's November 26 budget.

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"We don't want to do that, because we are a community pub," which he explained was an establishment serving mostly local residents, carrying out charity work and hosting parties and wakes.

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Rob Barr said the two Sussex pubs he owned had "supported local communities" and "fed into the fabric of Britain" for centuries, but needed help to survive.

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They host pub quizzes, Christmas dinners and various other events.

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Related Words

• bar 
• inn 
• lounge 
• saloon 
• tavern