[tub] n [ME tubbe, fr. MD; akin to MLG tubbe tub] (14c) 1 a: a wide low vessel orig. formed with wooden staves, round bottom, and hoops b: a small round container in which a product is sold "a ~ of oleo"
2: an old or slow boat
3: bathtub; also: bath
4: the amount that a tub will hold -- tub.ful n -- tub.like adj
[2]tub vb tubbed ; tub.bing vt (1610) 1: to wash or bathe in a tub
2: to put or store in a tub ~ vi 1: bathe
2: to undergo washing -- tub.ba.ble adj -- tub.ber n