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Word: Tube
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from French tube or Latin tubus
tjuːb
a long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases
Short Definition:long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something
Examples:- a plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled
a thing in the form of or resembling a tube.
Short Definition:thing in form of or resembling tube
the underground railway system in London
Short Definition:underground railway system in London
Examples:- a cross-London trek on the Tube
- a Tube train
a sealed container, typically of glass and either evacuated or filled with gas, containing two electrodes between which an electric current can be made to flow.
Short Definition:sealed container containing two electrodes between which electric current can be made to flow
Word: Tube
Speech Type: Verb
tjuːb
fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy.
Short Definition:fit with tube to assist breathing
convey in a tube
Short Definition:convey in tube
Examples:- the wells were flooded, and this water, tubed off, yielded a supply of 38,000 gallons per hour
travel on the underground railway system in London
Short Definition:travel on Tube
Examples:- I tubed to St Pancras
- we tubed it back to Queensway
ride on water on a large inflated inner tube
Short Definition:ride on water on inflated inner tube
Examples:- we tubed down creeks, slid down water cascades, and fished in canyons
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