/ tʌb; NAmE / noun
1.
a large round container without a lid, used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etc. :
There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
—picture at house
2.
a small wide, usually round, plastic or paper container with a lid, used for food, etc. :
a tub of margarine
3.
( especially NAmE ) = bath , bathtub :
They found her lying in the tub.
—see also hot tub
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German , Middle Dutch tubbe .