1 a large round container without a lid, used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etc:
There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
2 a small wide, usually round, plastic or paper container with a lid, used for food, etc:
a tub of margarine
3 (especially AmE) = BATH, BATHTUB:
They found her lying in the tub.
seealsoHOTTUB
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is tub a noun, verb, or something else?
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