Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
Example: He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
Definition: The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
Example: She added a tub of margarine to the stew.
Definition: A bathtub.
Definition: A slow-moving craft.
Definition: Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
Definition: A small cask.
Example: a tub of gin
Definition: Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
Definition: A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
Definition: A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
Definition: A corpulent or obese person.
verb
Definition: To plant, set, or store in a tub.
Example: to tub a plant
Definition: To bathe in a tub.