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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chub, Leuciscus cephalusnoun

    European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

Wiktionary

  1. chubnoun

    A chubby, plump person

  2. chubnoun

    A gay man.

  3. chub

    A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.

  4. Etymology: Recorded since c.1450, from chubbe, of unknown origin.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CHUBnoun

    Etymology: from cop, a great head, Skinner.

    The chub is in prime from Midmay to Candlemas, but best in winter. He is full of small bones: he eats waterish; not firm, but limp and tasteless: nevertheless, he may be so dressed as to make him very good meat. Izaak Walton, Angler.

ChatGPT

  1. chub

    A chub is a type of fish characterized by a tubby body, predominantly found in freshwaters such as rivers and ponds. The term "chub" can refer to a variety of species within the Cyprinidae family. Also, in a less formal context, "chub" can refer to an extra amount of fat on a person's body.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chubnoun

    a species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc

  2. Etymology: [This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chub

    chub, n. a small fat river-fish.—adjs. Chubbed, Chub′by, short and thick, plump; Chub′-faced, plump-faced.—n. Chub′biness.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. chub

    The Leuciscus cephalus, a fresh-water fish.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CHUB

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chub is ranked #158432 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Chub surname appeared 102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chub.

    50.9% or 52 total occurrences were White.
    44.1% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CHUB in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CHUB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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