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

For the ultimate in relaxation, there is a recovery room equipped with a sauna, cold plunge, and hot tub.

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A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in a hot tub told a hospital doctor he had been "trying to get rid of her for a while," a court has heard.

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The man texted photos of rehabs that looked like Hollywood mansions for movie stars, with swimming pools and hot tubs.

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It holds a cozy sauna, two cold tubs and a small bar for post-plunge tonics.

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I probably will do a hot tub or sauna moment, then do my skincare routine.

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