Meaning of tub In English

• 0 a large, round container with a flat base and an open top:

  • Outside was a stone patio with tubs of flowering plants.

  • The first part of the wine-making process is to crush the grapes in large tubs.

  • a tub of ice cream/margarine

• 1 a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that you can sit or lie in it to wash your whole body:

  • It's good to sink into a nice, hot tub at the end of a hard day's work.

  • I'll fill the tub for you while you take off those wet clothes.

• 2 short form ofbathtub

• 3 a container, esp. one used for storing food:

  • a tub of potato salad

  • Plant lilies in three-gallon plastic tub.