| Front | tube |tjuːb| |
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| Back | noun 1 a long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases: 2 a thing in the form of or resembling a tube, in particular: 3 ( the Tube ) Brit. the underground railway system in London: 4 a sealed container, typically of glass and either evacuated or filled with gas, containing two electrodes between which an electric current can be made to flow. verb 1 (usu. as adj. tubed) provide with a tube or tubes: 2 fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy. 3 convey in a tube. 4 ( tube it ) Brit. travel on the Tube: DERIVATIVES tubeless adjective , tube-like adjective |
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