tub (t b)n. 1. a. An open, flat-bottomed vessel, usually round and typically wider than it is deep, used for washing, packing, or storing. b. The amount that such a vessel can hold. c. The contents of such a vessel. 2. a. A bathtub. b. Informal A bath taken in a bathtub. 3. Informal A wide, clumsy, slow-moving boat. 4. a. A bucket used for conveying ore or coal up a mine shaft. b. A coal car used in a mine. v. tubbed, tub·bing, tubs v.tr. 1. To pack or store in a tub. 2. To wash or bathe in a tub. v.intr. To take a bath. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German tubbe.] tub  ba·ble adj.tub ber n. |
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