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   tube

   /tjuːb/

   noun

   • 1. a long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases: "a plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled"
   • ▪ the inner tube of a bicycle tyre.
   • ▪ material in a tubular form; tubing: "the firm manufactures steel tube for a wide variety of applications"
   • 2. a thing in the form of or resembling a tube.
   • ▪ a flexible metal or plastic container sealed at one end and having a screw cap at the other, for holding a semi-liquid substance ready for use: "a tube of toothpaste"
   • ▪ a rigid cylindrical container: "a tube of Smarties"
   • ▪ a can of beer: informal Australian "a tube of lager"
   • ▪ a hollow cylindrical organ or structure in an animal body or in a plant (e.g. a Eustachian tube, a sieve tube).
   • ▪ a woman's fallopian tubes: informal "women with blocked tubes"
   • ▪ a woman's close-fitting garment, typically without darts or other tailoring and made from a single piece of stretch fabric: "a tube skirt"
   • ▪ (in surfing) the hollow curve under the crest of a breaking wave: "he angled his board to get in the tube"
   • 3. the underground railway system in London: trademark in UK "a cross-London trek on the Tube"
   • ▪ a train running on the London underground system: "I caught the Tube home"
   • 4. a sealed container, typically of glass and either evacuated or filled with gas, containing two electrodes between which an electric current can be made to flow.
   • ▪ a cathode ray tube, especially in a television set: "colour tubes for portables"
   • ▪ television: informal North American "watching the tube in a country bar"
   • ▪ a thermionic valve. North American

   verb

   • 1. fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy. informal
   • 2. convey in a tube: "the wells were flooded, and this water, tubed off, yielded a supply of 38,000 gallons per hour"
   • 3. travel on the underground railway system in London: informal British "I tubed to St Pancras"
   • 4. ride on water on a large inflated inner tube: "we tubed down creeks, slid down water cascades, and fished in canyons"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French tube or Latin tubus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tubeless adjective
   • 2. tube-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   1. : any of various usually cylindrical structures or devices: such as. a. : a hollow elongated cylinder. especially : one to convey fluids. b. : a soft tubular container whose contents (such as toothpaste) can be removed by squeezing. c (1) : tunnel. (2) British : subway sense b. d.

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   a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids or gases: Gases produced in the reaction pass through this tube and can then be collected. Supachok Pichetkul/EyeEm/GettyImages. [ C ] in biology, any hollow, cylinder-shaped structure in the body that carries air or liquid:

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   Tube definition: a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.. See examples of TUBE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of tube noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   TUBE definition: 1. a pipe made of glass, plastic, metal, etc, especially for liquids or gases to flow through 2. a…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. a long hollow and typically cylindrical object, used for the passage of fluids or as a container. 2. a collapsible cylindrical container of soft metal or plastic closed with a cap, used to hold viscous liquids or pastes. 3. anatomy. a. short for Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube. b.

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   1. a. A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage. b. An organic structure having the shape or function of a tube; a duct: a bronchial tube. 2. A small flexible cylindrical container sealed at one end and having a screw cap at the other, for pigments, toothpaste, or other pastelike substances. 3.

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    noun. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. synonyms: tubing. see more. noun. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure. synonyms: tube-shaped structure. see more. verb. provide with a tube or insert a tube into. see more. verb. convey in a tube.

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    a long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or .... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.