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1. (n.) tub
a bathtub.
2. tub
a broad, round, open container, orig. one made of wooden staves held together by hoops and fitted around a flat bottom.
3. tub
any of various small, usu. round containers:
a tub of butter.
4. tub
the amount a tub will hold.
5. tub
an old, slow, or clumsy boat.
6. tub
Informal. a short and fat person.
7. tub
a bath in a bathtub.
8. (v.t.) tub
to place or keep in a tub.
9. tub
to bathe.
10. (v.i.) tub
to undergo washing.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME tubbe (n.) < MD or MLG tobbe)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bathtub, bathing tub, bath, tub
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
2. (noun) tub, vat
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
3. (noun) tub, tubful
the amount that a tub will hold
"a tub of water"
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1. (noun) tub
a round container with an open top
a tub of popcorn; tubs for planting flowers
2. tub
a bathtub
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tub
an open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes
2. (noun) tub
the amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc
3. (noun) tub
any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely or opprobriously
4. (noun) tub
a sweating in a tub; a tub fast
5. (noun) tub
a small cask; as, a tub of gin
6. (noun) tub
a box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners
7. tub
to make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to bathe
8. (verb) tub
to plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant
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Sense: a round (usually wooden) container for keeping water, washing clothes etc
a huge tub of water.
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 Afrikaans: kuip |
 Arabic: حَوْض خَشَبي |
 Bulgarian: ведро |
 Brazilian: tina |
 Czech: škopek |
 German: der Bottich |
 Danish: balje |
 Greek: σκάφη |
 Spanish: balde, tina |
 Estonian: toober |
 Farsi: تشت |
 Finnish: saavi |
 French: cuve |
 Hebrew: גִיגִית |
 Hindi: नांद |
 Croatian: kabao, korito za rublje |
 Hungarian: dézsa |
 Indonesian: tong |
 Icelandic: bali |
 Italian: tinozza |
 Japanese: おけ |
 Korean: 욕조 |
 Lithuanian: kubilas, rėčka |
 Latvian: kubls; toveris |
 Malay: besen |
 Dutch: tobbe |
 Norwegian: balje, stamp |
 Polish: balia |
 Persian: تشت |
 Pashto: ټب، وړوکی خانک ، تشت |
 Portuguese: tina |
 Romanian: cuvă |
 Russian: лохань |
 Slovak: kaďa, sud, vaňa; džbán |
 Slovenian: čeber |
 Serbian: kofa |
 Swedish: balja |
 Thai: ถังน้ำ |
 Turkish: çamaşır leğeni |
 Taiwanese: 桶 |
 Ukrainian: діжка, кадіб |
 Urdu: ٹب، ناند |
 Vietnamese: chậu |
 Chinese: 桶 |
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