tub
- 01 A1 Beginner
n.a wide container used for holding or storing things like food or laundry.
n.a wide, open-topped vessel of various sizes used for storage, washing, or packing.
Simple“She bought a large tub of yogurt at the supermarket.”
In context“The workers filled each plastic tub with fresh berries before transporting them to the cooling facility.”
- 02 A2 Elementary
n.a large container that you fill with water to wash your body.
n.a large fixed or portable vessel used for bathing the entire body.
Simple“After a long day of hiking, he just wanted to soak in a hot tub.”
In context“The master bathroom features a deep soaking tub carved from a single block of marble.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
n.a slow or old boat that is difficult to move.
n.an informal, often derogatory term for a slow-moving or clumsy nautical vessel.
Simple“I cannot believe we have to cross the lake in this old tub.”
In context“The sailors joked that the rusty tub would likely sink before it even cleared the harbour wall.”
- 04 C2 Proficiency
n.a box or bucket used to carry coal or rocks up from a mine.
n.a container or bucket used in mining for transporting ore or coal up a shaft.
Simple“The miners loaded the tub with coal to be pulled to the surface.”
In context“The mechanical winch groaned as it hoisted the heavy tub of iron ore from the depths of the mine shaft.”
- 05 B2 Upper Intermediate
From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.