TUBE

/tjuːb/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: T₁U₁B₃E₁ = 6

Definition

verb provide with a tube or insert a tube into.
verb convey in a tube.
verb ride or float on an inflated tube.
verb place or enclose in a tube.
noun conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. — synonyms: tubing
noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope. — synonyms: vacuum_tube, thermionic_vacuum_tube, thermionic_tube, electron_tube, thermionic_valve
noun a hollow cylindrical shape. — synonyms: pipe
noun (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure. — synonyms: tube-shaped_structure
noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city). — synonyms: metro, underground, subway_system, subway

“inside Paris, they used to tube mail”
“We tubed down the river on a hot summer day”
“in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'”