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tub

(t/@/b )

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bath, bathing tub, bathtub

source: wordnet30
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
vat

source: wordnet30
the amount that a tub will hold(noun.quantity)

Example:
A tub of water.

Synonym:
tubful

source: wordnet30
An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes.(noun)

source: webster1913

To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to bathe.(verb)

source: webster1913

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