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tube
(t/u/b
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noun (n)
- conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)(noun.artifact)Example:
In Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'.
source: wordnet30 - A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.(noun)source: webster1913
- A tunnel for a tube railway; also (Colloq.), a tube railway.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- provide with a tube or insert a tube into(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- convey in a tube(verb.motion)Example:
Inside Paris, they used to tube mail.
source: wordnet30 - ride or float on an inflated tube(verb.motion)Example:
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day.
source: wordnet30 - place or enclose in a tube(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.(verb)source: webster1913