tube

CEFRA2

/tuːb/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long hollow object used to carry liquid, air, or other things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

Examples

  • He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months.

  • He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /tjuːb/
  • /tʃuːb/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.)

  2. Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.

  3. A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.

More examples

In context

  • The tube was shattered by the explosion.

  • He took the tube to Westminster and disappeared.

  • I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French tube, from Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”), related to tuba (“long trumpet; war-trumpet”), of obscure ultimate origin, but possibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”); see there. Doublet of tubus.