tub
noun
[ tʌb ]
• a wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc.
• "a rainwater tub"
• a short, broad boat that handles awkwardly.
• "the old tub's in need of a refit"
tub
verb
• plant in a tub.
• "plant them in drifts at the front of your borders, tub them, fill a window box with them: they go anywhere"
• wash or bathe (someone or something) in or as in a tub or bath.
• "even your formal evening gown can be tubbed"
Origin:
Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tubbe .
