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Meaning
Noun
●
Anything that is
hollow
and
cylindrical
in shape.
●
An
approximately
cylindrical
container
, usually with a
crimped
end and a
screw top
, used to
contain
and
dispense
semiliquid
substances.
●
In British English:
The London Underground
railway
system,
originally
referred
to the lower level
lines
that
ran in
tubular
tunnels
as opposed to
the higher
ones
which
ran in
rectangular
section
tunnels
. (Often the tube.)
One of the
tubular
tunnels
of the London Underground.
●
In Australian English:
A
tin can
containing
beer.
●
In Surfing:
A
wave
which
pitches
forward when
breaking
,
creating
a
hollow
space
inside.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
A
television
. Compare
cathode ray tube
and
picture
tube
.
●
In Scottish English:
An idiot.
Verb
●
To supply with, or
enclose
in, a tube.
●
To
ride
an
inner
tube.
●
In Medicine:
To intubate.
Name
●
The London Underground
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
tube
English
tube
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
tubus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Tube
Telly
Fistula
Pipes
Pipe
Subway
Boob Tube
Related
Cylinder
Nozzle
Coil
Duct
Rod
Chamber
Syringe
Plate
Needle
Capsule
Tank
Canister
Valve
Hose
Balloon
Container
Wire
Tubular
Cavity
Pump
Pipette
Strip
Flask
Orifice
Cannula
Disc
Bottle
Cone
Casing
Beam
Bulb
Cylindrical
Beaker
Capillary
Specimen
Shaft
Catheter
Hole
Screw
Vial
Column
Electrode
Fluid
Funnel
Membrane
Box
Reactor
Radiator
Condenser
Filament
Hydraulic Ram
Hose Clamp
More
Rhymes
Newb
Noob
Pube
Doob
Boob
Moob
Lube
Tube
Rube
Cube
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