tubs

noun

  1. 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. 2

    The contents or capacity of such a vessel.

    She added a tub of margarine to the stew.
  3. 3

    A bathtub.

  4. 4

    A slow-moving craft.

  5. 5

    Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.

  6. 6

    A small cask.

    a tub of gin
  7. 7

    Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).

  8. 8

    A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.

  9. 9

    A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

  10. 10

    A corpulent or obese person.

verb

  1. 1

    To plant, set, or store in a tub.

    to tub a plant
  2. 2

    To bathe in a tub.

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