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noun
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
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noun
A bathtub.
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noun
A slow-moving craft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
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Usage: derogatory, humorous
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noun
A small cask.
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noun
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
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noun
A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
A corpulent or obese person.
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Usage: slang
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noun
The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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verb
To plant, set, or store in a tub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To bathe in a tub.
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Usage: ambitransitive
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noun
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bathtub, bathing tub, bath
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Broader terms: vessel
Narrower terms: footbath, hot tub, sitz bath, hip bath
noun
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vat
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Broader terms: vessel
Narrower terms: washtub
noun
the amount that a tub will hold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tubful
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Broader terms: containerful
History
From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.
Across languages
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
