tub
[tʌb]
n
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
a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc
Also called: bathtub another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath
Also called: tubful the amount a tub will hold
a clumsy slow boat or ship
(in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen
Also called: tram Also called: hutch a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine.a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip
vb
to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
to keep or put in a tub
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