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Definitions for Tube

[1] a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
[2] a small, collapsible, cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a capped opening at the other from which paint, toothpaste, or some other semifluid substance may be squeezed.
[3] Anatomy , Zoology . any hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ: the bronchial tubes.
[4] Botany . any hollow, elongated body or part. the united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.
[5] inner tube.
[6] Electronics . electron tube.
[7] Informal . television. a television set.
[8] mailing tube.
[9] the tubular tunnel in which an underground railroad runs.
[10] the railroad itself.
[11] Surfing Slang . the curled hollow formed on the underside of a cresting wave.
[12] British . subway(def 1) .
[13] Australian Slang . a can of beer.
[14] Older Slang . a telescope.
[15] to furnish with a tube or tubes.
[16] to convey or enclose in a tube.
[17] to form into the shape of a tube; make tubular.
[18] down the tube /tubes , Informal . into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.
[19] a long hollow and typically cylindrical object, used for the passage of fluids or as a container
[20] a collapsible cylindrical container of soft metal or plastic closed with a cap, used to hold viscous liquids or pastes
[21] anatomy short for Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube any hollow cylindrical structure
[22] botany the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes any other hollow structure in a plant
[23] the tube British Also called: the underground an underground railway system US and Canadian equivalent: subway the tunnels through which the railway runs the train itself (capital) trademark the London underground railway system
[24] electronics another name for valve (def. 3) See electron tube, cathode-ray tube, television tube
[25] the tube slang a television set
[26] British slang a stupid or despicable person
[27] Australian slang a bottle or can of beer
[28] surfing the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
[29] an archaic word for telescope
[30] to fit or supply with a tube or tubes
[31] to carry or convey in a tube
[32] to shape like a tube

Words related to Tube

pipe, duct, cylinder, tunnel, pipeline, conduit, chute, straw, subway, pipette, cannula

Words nearby Tube

tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy, tubal-cain, tubate, tubby, tube, tube cell, tube fly, tube foot, tube pan, tube railway

Origin of Tube

First recorded in 1590–1600, tube is from the Latin word tubus pipe

Other words from Tube

tube·less , adjective
tube·like , adjective
mul·ti·tube , adjective

Word origin for Tube

C17: from Latin tubus

Synonyms for Tube

cylinder, duct, pipe, pipeline, tunnel, cannula, chute, conduit, pipette, straw, subway