tub
n
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. U.S. and Canadian) for →
bath 1 →
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
a a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine
b a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip
vb , tubs, tubbing, tubbed
8 (Brit)
informal to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
9 tr to keep or put in a tub
(C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe)
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tubbable adj
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tubber n