tub
tub [tub tubs tubbed tubbing] BrE [tʌb] NAmE [tʌb] noun 1. a large round container without a lid, used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etc •There were tubs of flowers on the balcony. 2. a small wide, usually round, plastic or paper container with a lid, used for food, etc •a tub of margarine 3. (informal, especially NAmE) = ↑bathtub •They found her lying in the tub. see also ↑hot tub Word Origin: Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tubbe. Example Bank: •a tub of margarine/ice cream •an empty margarine tub
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