tub

Meaning 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.
    She added a tub of margarine to the stew.
  3. A bathtub.
  4. A slow-moving craft.
  5. Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
  6. A small cask.
    a tub of gin
  7. Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
  8. A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
  9. A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
  10. A corpulent or obese person.
verb
  1. To plant, set, or store in a tub.
    to tub a plant
  2. To bathe in a tub.

Information about tub

Hyphenation of tub

tub

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • tub is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

tub synonyms

Meaning bathtub:

bathtub, bath

Meaning vat:

vat

Meaning tubful:

tubful

Translation of tub

Anagrams of tub

Btu, but

Words that rhyme with tub

leachtub, washtub, bathtub, swilltub, guntub, undertub, stub, paystub

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