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tube
[ toob, tyoob ]
/ tub, tyub /
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noun
verb (used with object), tubed, tub·ing.
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Idioms about tube
down the tube / tubes, Informal. into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.
Origin of tube
First recorded in 1590–1600, tube is from the Latin word tubus pipe
OTHER WORDS FROM tube
tubeless, adjectivetubelike, adjectivemul·ti·tube, adjectiveWords nearby tube
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British Dictionary definitions for tube
tube
/ (tjuːb) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of tube
tubeless, adjectivetube-like, adjectiveWord Origin for tube
C17: from Latin tubus
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tube
tube
see down the tubes.
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