TUBS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tub

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: tʌb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

plant in a tub

Short Definition:

plant in tub

Examples:
  • plant them in drifts at the front of your borders, tub them, fill a window box with them: they go anywhere
  • tubbed fruit trees
Definition:

wash or bathe (someone or something) in or as in a tub or bath

Short Definition:

wash or bathe in or as in tub or bath

Examples:
  • even your formal evening gown can be tubbed

Word: Tub

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tubbe

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: tʌb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc.

Short Definition:

wide, open, deep container with flat bottom used for holding liquids

Examples:
  • a rainwater tub
Definition:

a short, broad boat that handles awkwardly

Short Definition:

short, broad boat that handles awkwardly

Examples:
  • the old tub's in need of a refit

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