tub
[noun]
Synonyms: fatty, blimp, butterball, dumpling, fatso
[verb]
Synonyms: bathe, bath, shower, wash

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tub /tʌb/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: tubbe]

1. CONTAINER
a) a small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored
tub of
a tub of ice cream
a margarine tub
b) an open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc:
trees growing in tubs

2. AMOUNT (also tubful) the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain
tub of
We ate a tub of ice cream.

3. BATH American English a large container in which you sit to wash yourself Synonym : bathtub:
I had a long soak in the tub.

4. BOAT British English informal an old boat that travels slowly

5. PERSON tub of lard informal not polite someone who is short and fat

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tub
noun
ADJ. bath (also bathtub) | hot
VERB + TUB lie in, soak in I love soaking in a hot tub.
climb/get in | climb/get out of

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲