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1.nounA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in."He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in."
2.nounThe contents or capacity of such a vessel."She added a tub of margarine to the stew."
3.nounA bathtub.
4.nounA slow-moving craft.
5.nounAny structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
6.nounA small cask."a tub of gin"
7.nounAny of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
8.nounA box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
9.nounA sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
10.nounA corpulent or obese person.
11.verbTo plant, set, or store in a tub."to tub a plant"
12.verbTo bathe in a tub.