26984 words

tube

12 definitions • 17 examples
1
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids or gases:

Examples:

Gases produced in the reaction pass through this tube and can then be collected.
2
in biology, any hollow, cylinder-shaped structure in the body that carries air or liquid:

Examples:

the bronchial tubes
3
a long, thin container made of soft metal or plastic that is closed at one end and has a small hole at the other, usually with a cover, used for storing thick liquids:

Examples:

a tube of toothpaste
4
informal for a can or bottle of beer:

Examples:

a tube of lager
5

Examples:

I got the Tube to Camden Town.
I go to work on the Tube.
a Tube station
6
the television:

Examples:

What's on the tube this weekend?
7
a long, hollow cylinder of plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, used for moving or containing liquids or gases:

Examples:

a copper tube
She lay in the hospital, tubes going in and out of her.
8
A tube is also one of the body’s hollow cylindrical structures that carries air or liquid:

Examples:

bronchial tubes
9
a cylindrical container made of soft metal or plastic which is closed at one end and has a small opening at the other, usually with a cover, and is used for holding thick liquids:

Examples:

a tube of toothpaste/ointment
10

Examples:

What’s on the tube tonight?
11
the London Underground: the system of trains that run under the ground there:

Examples:

Let's get the Tube.
It's quickest to go by Tube.
We decided to meet at Oxford Street Tube station.
12

Examples:

If sales don't get better soon, the company will go down the tubes.

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