tubs
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.
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