tubed

tube

T0399400 (to͞ob, tyo͞ob)n.1. a. A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.b. An organic structure having the shape or function of a tube; a duct: a bronchial tube.2. A small flexible cylindrical container sealed at one end and having a screw cap at the other, for pigments, toothpaste, or other pastelike substances.3. Music The cylindrical part of a wind instrument.4. Electronics a. An electron tube.b. A vacuum tube.5. Botany The lower, cylindrical part of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.6. a. A tunnel.b. An underground railroad system, especially the one in London, England.7. The elongated space inside a wave when it is breaking.8. a. An inner tube.b. An inflatable tube or cushion made of rubber or plastic and used for recreational riding, as behind a motor boat or down a snow-covered slope.9. Informal a. Television: What's on the tube?b. A television set.10. tubes Informal The fallopian tubes.v. tubed, tub·ing, tubes v.tr.1. To provide with a tube; insert a tube in.2. To place in or enclose in a tube.v.intr. To ride or float on an inflated tube for recreation.Idiom: down the tubes/tube Slang Into a state of failure or ruin: saw her plans go down the tubes.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin tubus.]

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tubed - of a tire; having an inner tube tubeless - of a tire; not needing an inner tube