tub

Meaning

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.
2. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
3. A bathtub.
4. (informal) A slow-moving craft.
5. (derogatory, 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. 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. The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.

Verb

1. (transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.
2. (ambitransitive) To bathe in a tub.

Synonyms

vat

bucket

🪣

basin

pail

tank

bathtub

🛁

bath

🛀

cask

bowl

barrel

trough

pot

cistern

sink

tubful

vessel

bathing tub

wash-tub

pool

container

keg

jug

tin

glass

jar

🫙

kit

mug

pitcher

receptacle

reservoir

sack

swimming pool

tumbler

urn

washbasin

wash-basin

washtub

water-butt

water tank

large pan

swimming

🏊

water-trough

wooden casks

Barl. barrel

back

🔙

barrel bulk

basis

bathing

bath-tub

bbl

Translations

kuip

Wanne

tina

tobbe

cuve

tina

baquet

teil

Bottich

cuba

bak

bassine

baignoire

🛀

Zuber

tinozza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʌb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tubbe

In summary

From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.