noun
(
) conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
(
tubing, tube )
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
(
) electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(
electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube )
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(
) a hollow cylindrical shape
(
pipe, tube )
a hollow cylindrical shape
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
(
subway system, tube, underground, metro, subway )
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
in Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground'
in Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground'
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
(
tube, tube-shaped structure )
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
verb
place or enclose in a tube
(
tube )
place or enclose in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
(
tube )
ride or float on an inflated tube
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day
convey in a tube
(
tube )
convey in a tube
inside Paris, they used to tube mail
inside Paris, they used to tube mail
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
(
tube )
provide with a tube or insert a tube into