tube
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shapeAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
» He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.
Er presste Zahnpasta aus der Tube. — xtofu80
Он выдавил зубную пасту из тюбика. — marafon
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8 sensesAnything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
a hollow cylindrical shape
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
A tube of toothpaste.
Tube
тю́бикtjúbik
тю́бикtjúbyk, ту́баtúba
(UK, capitalized, colloquial, often)The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way.
He took the tube to Westminster and disappeared.
(Australia, slang)A tin can containing beer.
ба́нкаbánka
A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
(Canada, US, colloquial)A television. Compare cathode ray tube and picture tube.
(Scotland, slang)An idiot.
The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
(UK, capitalized, colloquial, obsolete, often)One of the tubular tunnels of the London Underground.
Examples
129 sentencesHe squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.
ruОн выдавил зубную пасту из тюбика. — marafon
deEr presste Zahnpasta aus der Tube. — xtofu80
You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.
ruНевозможно затолкать зубную пасту обратно в тюбик. — paul_lingvo
deMan kann Zahnpasta nicht wieder in die Tube tun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How many tubes of toothpaste did you buy?
How long does a tube of toothpaste usually last you?
Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
deFernseher mit Vakuumröhren werden als veraltet angesehen. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French tube, from Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”), related to tuba (“long trumpet;From Middle French tube, from Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”), related to tuba (“long trumpet; war-trumpet”), of obscure ultimate origin, but possibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”); see there. Doublet of tubus.
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Forms
plural: tubesSynonyms
14 synonyms- conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases:tubing
- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope:vacuum tubethermionic vacuum tubethermionic tubeelectron tubethermionic valve
- (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure:tube-shaped structure
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city):metroundergroundsubway systemsubway
- a hollow cylindrical shape:pipe
Word family
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