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Definition of tub noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tub

noun
tub pronunciation English tʌb tub pronunciation American tʌb
 
1 a large round container without a lid, used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etcThere were tubs of flowers on the balcony.2 a small wide, usually round, plastic or paper container with a lid, used for food, etca tub of margarine3 (informal, especially North American English) = bathtubThey found her lying in the tub. see also hot tub