a small container with a lid for holding or storing food
icecreamtubs
tub of:
a tub of butteredpopcorn
Synonyms and related words
Containers for carrying or storing food
Baggie
basin
bento box
1a
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
My grandmotherused a wooden tub to washclothes.
Synonyms and related words
Containers for plants and flowers
cloche
cold frame
flowerpot
2
a bathtub
Synonyms and related words
Baths, showers and basins
basin
bath
bathtub
3
the amount of something that a tub contains
Synonyms and related words
Amounts of things described according to what holds them
armful
bag
basket
4
informalan insulting word for someone who is fat and not very tall
Synonyms and related words
Insulting words for fat people
fatty
lump
tub
5
humorousan old boat that is in a bad condition and cannot move very fast
Synonyms and related words
Types of boat or ship
barge
boat
bowser
tub
noun countable
US /tʌb/
Other entries for this word
hot tubnoun
Word Forms
singular
tub
plural
tubs
DEFINITIONS5
bathtub
container
amount a tub contains
short fat person
old boat
1
a bathtub
get/jump in the tub (=take a bath):
Do I have time to get in the tub before we leave?
Synonyms and related words
Baths, showers and basins
basin
bath
bathtub
2
a small container with a lid for holding or storing food
icecreamtubs
tub of:
a tub of butteredpopcorn
Synonyms and related words
Containers for carrying or storing food
Baggie
bento box
bread bin
2a
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
My grandmotherused a wooden tub to washclothes.
Synonyms and related words
Containers for plants and flowers
cloche
cold frame
flowerpot
3
the amount of something that a tub contains
Synonyms and related words
Amounts of things described according to what holds them
armful
bag
basket
4
informalan insulting word for someone who is fat and not very tall
Synonyms and related words
Insulting words for fat people
fatty
lump
tub
5
humorousan old boat that is in a bad condition and cannot move very fast