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Definitions for Hub

[1] the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
[2] the central part or axle end from which blades or spokelike parts radiate on various devices, as on a fan or propeller.
[3] a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity, authority, commerce, transportation, etc.: Chicago is a railroad hub.
[4] the Hub, Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
[5] the peg or hob used as a target in quoits and similar games.
[6] any one of the holes in an electrical panel, into which connections may be plugged.
[7] Coining . a design of hardened steel in relief, used as a punch in making a die.
[8] Surveying . a stake bearing a tack used to mark a theodolite position.
[9] Metalworking . a die forced into a metal blank.
[10] Metalworking . to stamp (a metal blank) with a hub.
[11] the central portion of a wheel, propeller, fan, etc, through which the axle passes
[12] the focal point
[13] computing a device for connecting computers in a network

Words related to Hub

heart, core, focus, seat, middle, pivot, polestar

Words nearby Hub

huaracho, huascaran, huascarán, huastec, huayna capac, hub, hub-and-spoke, hubba hubba, hubbard, hubbard squash, hubbell

Origin of Hub

First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of hob1

Word origin for Hub

C17: probably variant of hob 1

Synonyms for Hub

nerve center, core, focus, heart, middle, pivot, polestar, seat