tub
[ tuhb ]
/ tʌb /
noun
verb (used with object), tubbed, tub·bing.
to place or keep in a tub.
British Informal.
to bathe in a bathtub.
verb (used without object), tubbed, tub·bing.
British Informal.
to bathe oneself in a bathtub.
Informal.
to undergo washing, especially without damage, as a fabric: This cotton print tubs well.
Origin of tub
1350–1400; Middle English
tubbe (noun) < Middle Dutch
tobbe; cognate with Middle Low German
tubbe,
tobbe
OTHER WORDS FROM tub
Words nearby tub
tuareg,
tuart,
tuatara,
tuatha dé danann,
tuatua,
tub,
tub chair,
tub-thump,
tub-thumper,
tub-thumping,
tuba
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British Dictionary definitions for tub
tub
/ (tʌb) /
noun
verb tubs, tubbing or tubbed
British informal
to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
(tr)
to keep or put in a tub
Derived forms of tub
tubbable, adjective tubber, nounWord Origin for tub
C14: from Middle Dutch
tubbe