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Definitions for Tub

[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.
[10] to place or keep in a tub.
[11] British Informal . to bathe in a bathtub.
[12] British Informal . to bathe oneself in a bathtub.
[13] Informal . to undergo washing, especially without damage, as a fabric: This cotton print tubs well.
[14] 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
[15] a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc
[16] Also called: bathtub another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath 1 (def. 1)
[17] Also called: tubful the amount a tub will hold
[18] a clumsy slow boat or ship
[19] informal (in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen
[20] Also called: tram , hutch a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip
[21] British informal to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
[22] (tr) to keep or put in a tub

Words related to Tub

bucket, cask, cauldron, cistern, receptacle, spa, tank, vat, vessel

Words nearby Tub

tuareg, tuart, tuatara, tuatha dé danann, tuatua, tub, tub chair, tub-thump, tub-thumper, tub-thumping, tuba

Origin of Tub

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

Other words from Tub

tub·ba·ble , adjective
tub·ber , noun
tub·like , adjective
un·der·tub , noun
un·tubbed , adjective

Word origin for Tub

C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe

Synonyms for Tub

bucket, bathtub, cask, cauldron, cistern, hot tub, receptacle, spa, tank, tubbable, vat, vessel