tub

[US]/tʌb/
[UK]/tʌb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a container, typically round and open-topped, used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc. a quantity of something held by a tub a large container for water in which people can sit and wash themselves a slow, clumsy boat.

Phrases & Collocations

bathtub

hot tub

in the tub

bath tub

Example Sentences

she ate a tub of yogurt.

The potato is a tuber plant.

tubes of digestive mints.

we had a bath in a tin tub by the fire.

went tubing on Sunday afternoon.

watched the tub slowly drain.

This is accomplished by the use of full-length eductor tubes (dip tubes) and gooseneck eductor tubes (see Fig. 1).

) Sing.Lentinus tuber-regius (Fr.) Fr.

a shipment of steel tubes destined for Iraq.

use the plastic tubing to siphon the beer into the bottles.

The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.

all tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus.

a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well.

And yet it is a harmoniser, not a tub-thumper, the UN most needs.

The oxygen tubing is designed to quincunx, resisting incurvation.

examples are the potato spindle tuber viroid and the hop stunt viroid.

We put chemicals in test tubes in our chemistry class.

Real-world Examples

It's a grimy clawfoot tub with a chrome faucet.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

" This is a hot tub, " he said.

Source: VOA Special July 2023 Collection

A tub, " tub, " sometimes called a bathtub, is a place where you put water.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

Mark's apartment building has a hot tub!

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

I left my watch by Cyril's tub.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

My apartment, sadly, does not have a tub.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Hmm. They must have left the tub on.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

It is, uh, the original tub.

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

Do you think it's gonna fit our tub?

Source: Our Day Season 2

We made concrete tubs in different sizes, to balance the weight.

Source: Environment and Science

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