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Definition tub in British English

tub noun

[countable] noun
/tʌb/
1

a small container with a lid for holding or storing food

Example

ice cream tubs

Example

a tub of buttered popcorn

Synonyms and related words
Baggie basin bento box
1.1

a large round container made of wood, metal, or plastic with a flat bottom and no lid, used, for example, for storing things, growing plants, or washing clothes

Example

My grandmother used a wooden tub to wash clothes.

Synonyms and related words
cloche cold frame flowerpot
2

a bathtub

Synonyms and related words
basin bath bathtub
3

the amount of something that a tub contains

Synonyms and related words
armful bag basket
4

an insulting word for someone who is fat and not very tall

Synonyms and related words
fatty lump tub
5

an old boat that is in a bad condition and cannot move very fast

Synonyms and related words
barge boat bowser
Definition tub in British English