tub

[tuhb]

noun

1. a bathtub.

2. a broad, round, open, wooden container, usually made of staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom.

3. any of various containers resembling or suggesting a tub.

   a tub for washing clothes.

4. the amount a tub will hold.

5. Informal.,  a short and fat person.

6. Nautical.,  an old, slow, or clumsy vessel.

7. British Informal.,  a bath in a bathtub.

8. Mining.,  an ore car; tram.

9. Military Slang.,  a two-seat aircraft, especially a trainer.

verb (used with object)

tubbed, tubbing 

1. to place or keep in a tub.

2. British Informal.,  to bathe in a bathtub.

verb (used without object)

tubbed, tubbing 

1. British Informal.,  to bathe oneself in a bathtub.

2. Informal.,  to undergo washing, especially without damage, as a fabric.

   This cotton print tubs well.

tub

/ tʌb /

noun

1. a low wide open container, typically round, originally one made of wood and used esp for washing: now made of wood, plastic, metal, etc, and used in a variety of domestic and industrial situations

2. a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc

3. Also called: bathtub. another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath 1

4. Also called: tubful. the amount a tub will hold

5. a clumsy slow boat or ship

6. informal,  (in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen

7. Also called: tram.  hutch. 

   1. a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine

   2. a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip

verb

1. informal,  to wash (oneself or another) in a tub

2. (tr) to keep or put in a tub

Other Word Forms

• tubbable adjective
• tubber noun
• tublike adjective
• undertub noun
• untubbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tub¹

1350–1400; Middle English tubbe (noun) < Middle Dutch tobbe; cognate with Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe

Word History and Origins

Origin of tub¹

C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe

Example Sentences

The many bathrooms are the epitome of luxury as one of them comes complete with a marble shower, with jets, a large soaking tub, and a wooden vanity.

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The master bathroom comes with a large soaking tub and patterned wallpaper.

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“I recently looked at them recounting memories of visits to restaurants and Las Vegas. I have my uncle’s collection that spans large plastic tubs,” she says.

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The story leaps two autumns ahead, when Odd happens along and helps Sook and Buddy as they struggle to haul a tub of chrysanthemums to their porch.

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Hot tubs and saunas are both known for helping tired muscles relax and providing comforting warmth.

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