tube
/tuːb/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
noun
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
noun
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.)
British usage; Colloquial
noun
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.)
British usage; Colloquial; Obsolete
noun
A television. Compare cathode ray tube and picture tube.
Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window […], and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them."
- "A tube of toothpaste."
- "I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way."
- "He took the tube to Westminster and disappeared."
- "The economist also observed that some of the Victoria Line's cost should be debited to existing lines, as they would benefit from the rebuilding of their interchange stations with the new tube."
- "And thus it came about that on that October morning I found myself in the deep level tube with the Professor speeding to the North of London in what proved to be one of the most singular experiences of my remarkable life."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Obsolete
- Australian usage
- Slang
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb