Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To supply with, or enclose in, a tube.
She tubes lipstick in the cosmetics factory.
place or enclose in a tube
(transitive)To ride an inner tube.
They tubed down the Colorado River.
ride or float on an inflated tube
(colloquial, transitive)To intubate.
The patient was tubed.
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
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
tubes, tubing, tubed, tubedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle