pub
[ puhb ]
/ pʌb /
noun
a bar or tavern.
Origin of pub
First recorded in 1855–60; short for
public house
Words nearby pub
Definition for pub (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for pub
British Dictionary definitions for pub (1 of 2)
pub
/ (pʌb) /
noun
Formal name: public house mainly British
a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals
Australian and NZ
a hotel
verb pubs, pubbing or pubbed
(intr) informal
to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing)
British Dictionary definitions for pub (2 of 2)
pub.
abbreviation for
public
publication
published
publisher
publishing