26984 words

hub

7 definitions • 7 examples
1
the central or main part of something where there is most activity:

Examples:

hub of The City of London is the hub of the UK's financial world.
at the hub of The computer department is at the hub of the company's operations.
2
the central part of a wheel into which the spokes (= bars connecting the central part to the outer edge of the wheel) are fixed
3
the central part of something, esp. of a wheel, or a center of activity:

Examples:

Chicago is a major transportation hub, with the busiest airport in the US.
4
the central or main part of something, where there is most activity:

Examples:

Property rentals in Mumbai, India's commercial hub, are the highest in the world.
5
a machine that connects several computers together:

Examples:

an ethernet hub
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in the place where things happen and decisions are taken:

Examples:

It's that kind of attitude that will keep him in the hub of things for quite some time.

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