tube

[ toob, tyoob ]
/ tub, tyub /

noun

verb (used with object), tubed, tub·ing.

Idioms for tube

    down the tube/tubes, Informal. into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.

Origin of tube

First recorded in 1590–1600, tube is from the Latin word tubus pipe

OTHER WORDS FROM tube

tube·less, adjective tube·like, adjective mul·ti·tube, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tube

tube
/ (tjuːb) /

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of tube

tubeless, adjective tube-like, adjective

Word Origin for tube

C17: from Latin tubus

Medical definitions for tube

tube
[ tōōb ]

n.

A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.
An anatomical structure or organ having the shape or function of a tube; a duct.

Idioms and Phrases with tube

tube

see down the tubes.