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TUB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
Synonyms:
bathing tub; bathtub; tub
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tub" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tub"):
footbath (a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet)
hot tub (a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water)
hip bath; sitz bath (a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position)
Holonyms ("tub" is a part of...):
bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
Synonyms:
tub; vat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tub" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tub"):
washtub (a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The amount that a tub will hold
Example:
a tub of water
Synonyms:
tub; tubful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("tub" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Context examples:
His sister lifted a flushed face from the wash-tub and looked at him.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
There were two great aloes, in tubs, on the turf outside the windows; the broad hard leaves of which plant (looking as if they were made of painted tin) have ever since, by association, been symbolical to me of silence and retirement.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
That story was perfectly grand, she announced, straightening up from the wash-tub with a tired sigh and wiping the sweat from her forehead with a red, steamy hand; but it makes me sad. I want to cry.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
She took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball, and only let me leave it in the soap dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
