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tube
[toob, tyoob]
noun
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
a small, collapsible, cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a capped opening at the other from which paint, toothpaste, or some other semifluid substance may be squeezed.
Anatomy, Zoology.any hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ.
the bronchial tubes.
Botany.
any hollow, elongated body or part.
the united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.
Electronics.electron tube.
Informal.
a television set.
the tubular tunnel in which an underground railroad runs.
the railroad itself.
Surfing Slang.the curled hollow formed on the underside of a cresting wave.
British.subway.
Australian Slang.a can of beer.
Older Slang.a telescope.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a tube or tubes.
to convey or enclose in a tube.
to form into the shape of a tube; make tubular.
tube
/ ː /
noun
a long hollow and typically cylindrical object, used for the passage of fluids or as a container
a collapsible cylindrical container of soft metal or plastic closed with a cap, used to hold viscous liquids or pastes
anatomy
short for Eustachian tube Fallopian tube
any hollow cylindrical structure
botany
the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes
any other hollow structure in a plant
US and Canadian equivalent: subway.Also called: the underground.an underground railway system
the tunnels through which the railway runs
the train itself
(capital) the London underground railway system
electronics
another name for valve
slanga television set
slanga stupid or despicable person
slanga bottle or can of beer
surfing the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
an archaic word for telescope
verb
to fit or supply with a tube or tubes
to carry or convey in a tube
to shape like a tube
Other Word Forms
- tubeless adjective
- tubelike adjective
- multitube adjective
- ˈٳܲ- adjective
- ˈٳܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tube1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tube1
Idioms and Phrases
down the tube / tubes, into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.
Example Sentences
One day, he woke up in a hospital bed with a tube shoved down his throat.
Back at Amusait Hospital, medics are feeding a number of malnourished infants through tubes.
I can see him sitting in front of the tube, letting out a cheer every time another “migrant criminal” flings a rock or a scooter at a patrol car.
Having packed for her latest trip to the South, Christine takes one train into Leeds city centre and then another one to London, before finally getting the tube to her father's house.
Waiting lists for gynae mesh, children's squints, children's feeding tubes and cleft lip will also be tackled.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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