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Tube

see synonyms of tube

Noun

1. tube, tubing

conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

2. electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube

electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

3. pipe, tube

a hollow cylindrical shape

4. tube, tube-shaped structure

(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

5. metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

Example Sentences:
'in Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground''

Verb

6. tube

provide with a tube or insert a tube into

7. tube

convey in a tube

Example Sentences:
'inside Paris, they used to tube mail'

8. tube

ride or float on an inflated tube

Example Sentences:
'We tubed down the river on a hot summer day'

9. tube

place or enclose in a tube

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tube

see synonyms of tube
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. 
any hollow cylindrical structure
4. botany
a. 
the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes
b. 
any other hollow structure in a plant
5.  the tube
6. electronics
a.  another name for valve (sense 3)
b.  electron tube, cathode-ray tube, television tube
7.  the tube
8. British derogatory, slang
a foolish or despicable person
9. Australian slang
a bottle or can of beer
10. surfing
the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
11.  an archaic word for telescope
verb (transitive)
12. 
to fit or supply with a tube or tubes
13. 
to carry or convey in a tube
14. 
to shape like a tube

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tube

see synonyms of tube
noun
1. 
a. 
a hollow cylinder or pipe of metal, glass, rubber, etc., usually long in proportion to its diameter, used for conveying fluids, etc.
b. 
an instrument, part, organ, etc. resembling a tube
bronchial tubes, eustachian tubes
c. 
a fallopian tube
usually used in pl.
2. 
a rubber casing inflated with air and used, esp. formerly, with an outer casing to form an automotive tire
3. 
a cylindrical container made of thin, pliable metal, plastic, etc., fitted at one end with a screw cap, and used for holding pastes or semiliquids, which can be squeezed out
4.  US
a. 
electron tube
b. 
vacuum tube
5. 
a. 
a tubular tunnel for a railroad, subway, etc.
b.  British
an underground electric railway; subway
6.  Botany
the lower, united part of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx
7.  Electricity
the tubular space bounded by the lines of electric or magnetic force passing through every point on a closed curve on the outside of a charged body
: in full tube of flux or tube of force
verb transitiveWord forms: tubed or ˈtubing
8. 
to provide with, place in, or pass through a tube or tubes
9. 
to make tubular

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tube

see synonyms of tube
n.
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. Music The cylindrical part of a wind instrument.
4. Electronics
a. An electron tube.
b. A vacuum tube.
5. Botany The lower, cylindrical part of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.
6.
a. A tunnel.
b. An underground railroad system, especially the one in London, England.
7. The elongated space inside a wave when it is breaking.
8.
a. An inner tube.
b. An inflatable tube or cushion made of rubber or plastic and used for recreational riding, as behind a motor boat or down a snow-covered slope.
9. Informal
a. Television: What's on the tube?
b. A television set.
10. tubes Informal The fallopian tubes.
v. tubed, tub·ing, tubes
v.tr.
1. To provide with a tube; insert a tube in.
2. To place in or enclose in a tube.
v.intr.
To ride or float on an inflated tube for recreation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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