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tub
  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.
  2. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
  3. A bathtub.
  4. (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
  5. (humorous) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
  6. A small cask.
  7. Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
  8. (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
  9. (obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
  10. (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “The ones previously planted out into a tub are really growing well; the ones in the cold frame are still little.”
      “Seal the drying salt in an airtight container such as a glass jar or plastic tub.”
      “This signature treatment begins with a bath in the hydrotherapy tub using turquoise bath oils.”
tubbing
  1. The forming of a tub.
  2. Collectively, materials for tubs.
  3. A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine, especially a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.
  4. A hazing ritual in which the victim's head is held underwater.
tubful
  1. an amount that would fill a tub
  2. Examples:
    1. “Blondie piped up cheerfully as he passed by with a tubful of glasses and bottles.”
      “When you're ready for your bath, strain the milk and add it to a tubful of warm water.”
      “Before long, Lucy and the supervisor are brawling in a tubful of grapes in one of the messiest food fights ever filmed.”
tubbings
  1. plural of tubbing
tubfuls
  1. plural of tubful
tubsful
  1. plural of tubful
tubs
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