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| tube [ toob, tyoob ] |
noun (plural tubes) |
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1. cylinder for transporting or storing liquids: a long hollow cylinder used to transport or store liquids
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2. collapsible container with cap: a collapsible, generally cylindrical container sealed at one end and closed with a cap at the other. It is used for packaging semiliquid substances such as toothpaste.
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3. anatomy cylindrical body organ: a hollow cylindrical organ that transports liquids or gases around the body
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4. anatomy
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informal
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Same as fallopian tube
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usually used in the plural
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5. rail underground railway: the underground railway system in London
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informal
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6. rail underground train: a train on an underground railway system
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informal
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7. cycling
Same as inner tube
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8. electronics
Same as cathode-ray tube
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9. tv
Same as television (sense 1)
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10. botany channel in plant: a narrow enclosed channel in a plant, e.g. the organ in a germinating pollen grain that conveys the male gametes to the ovule
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11. botany flower part: a roughly cylindrical fusion of the petals of a flower such as a daffodil
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12. electronics
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informal
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Same as vacuum tube
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13. music body of wind instrument: the hollow cylinder that forms the main body of a wind instrument, through which the player's breath passes
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14. surfing part of wave: the tunnel formed when a large rolling wave prepares to break
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transitive verb (past and past participle tubed, present participle tub·ing, 3rd person present singular tubes) |
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1. fit something with tube: to supply or fit something with a tube
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2. enclose something in tube: to put something in a tube
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Latin tubus] |
