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# tub

noun (a tub, tubs)

«tub» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tub is a wide, open container, often round, used for holding food, plants or water: «a tub of ice cream», «a plant tub». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#m1)
2. A tub is a bathtub, the bath you wash in (especially American English). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#m2)
3. A tub is a small plastic box with a lid for food like margarine or yoghurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#m3)
4. A tub can also be an old, clumsy boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children eat ice cream from a tub, put toys in a tub, and take a bath in the tub. In science, a tub of water is used for floating and sinking tests. In maths, «a tub holds 500 grams» or «tubs of crayons shared equally» give numbers to work with. Phrases: «a tub of», «bathtub», «hot tub», «washtub».

### Examples

- We shared a tub of ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x1)
- The toys are in the blue tub. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x2)
- Fill the tub with water and test which objects float. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x3)
- The baby splashed in the tub. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x4)
- Mum planted herbs in a tub on the balcony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x5)
- Recycle the empty yoghurt tub. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x6)
- Each table has a tub of pencils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x7)
- Long did the tub float about on the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/#x8)

### Note

Plural: tubs. Maths: if each tub holds 12 crayons, 5 tubs hold 5 × 12 = 60. Safety: never leave a young child alone in a bathtub, even for a moment. Do not confuse with «tube».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tub/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tub.html) on Mova free.