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tube
(t/u/b )

noun (n)

  • conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    tubing
    source: wordnet30
  • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube
    source: wordnet30
  • a hollow cylindrical shape(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    pipe
    source: wordnet30
  • (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    tube-shaped structure
    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'.
    Synonym:
    metro, subway, subway system, 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
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