tub

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
  2. noun a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
  3. noun the amount that a tub will hold

Etymology

From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bathtub, bathing tub, bath

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