Tub (noun)
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
“He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.”
Tub (noun)
The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
“He added a tub of margarine to the stew.”
Tub (noun)
A bathtub.
Tub (noun)
A slow-moving craft.
Tub (noun)
Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
Tub (noun)
A small cask.
“a tub of gin”
Tub (noun)
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
Tub (noun)
A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
Tub (noun)
A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
Tub (noun)
A corpulent or obese person.
Tub (verb)
To plant, set, or store in a tub.
“to tub a plant”
Tub (verb)
To bathe in a tub.
Vat (noun)
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
Vat (noun)
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
Vat (noun)
A vessel for holding holy water.
Vat (noun)
A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)
Vat (verb)
To put into a vat.
Vat (verb)
To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
Tub (noun)
a wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc.
“a rainwater tub”
Tub (noun)
a small plastic or cardboard container in which food is bought or stored
“a margarine tub”
Tub (noun)
the contents of a tub or the amount it can contain
“she ate a tub of yogurt”
Tub (noun)
a washtub.
Tub (noun)
a bath
“a soak in the tub”
Tub (noun)
a container for conveying ore, coal, etc.
“they are loading the coal into tubs for transportation”
Tub (noun)
a short, broad boat that handles awkwardly
“the old tub’s in need of a refit”
Tub (verb)
plant in a tub
“tubbed fruit trees”
Tub (verb)
wash or bathe in or as in a tub or bath
“even your formal evening gown can be tubbed”
Tub (verb)
have a bath
“she’s revolting—she doesn’t tub”
Vat (noun)
a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry
“a vat of hot tar”
Vat (noun)
a water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres.
Vat (verb)
place or treat in a vat
“the grapes are vatted for between 15 and 21 days and then aged in small barrels”