Tub

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tÊŒb/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒb

Full definition of tub

Noun

1. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
2. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
3. A bathtub.
4. (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
5. (humorous or derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
• SouthAll being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs, in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.
6. A small cask.a tub of gin
7. (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
8. (obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
9. (slang) A corpulent or obese person.Lars: You ready to help take down Gizmo?
   Vault Dweller: You bet. Let's nail that tub. http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/LARS.MSG

Derived terms

• bathtub
• hot tub
• tubby

Verb

1. (transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.to tub a plant
2. (intransitive) To bathe.
• London SpectatorDon't we all tub in England?

Anagrams

• BTU
• but