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A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
example
He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
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The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
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She added a tub of margarine to the stew.
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A bathtub.
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A slow-moving craft.
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Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
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A small cask.
example
a tub of gin
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Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
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A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
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A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
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A corpulent or obese person.