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  1. 1. n. An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely or opprobriously. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A sweating in a tub; a tub fast. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A small cask; as, a tub of gin. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant. Source: opted
  8. 8. i. To make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to bathe. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. the amount that a tub will hold Source: wordnet

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