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tube
Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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noun
Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
noun
Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
noun
A hollow cylindrical shape
noun
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
noun
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’”
verb
Provide with a tube or insert a tube into
verb
Convey in a tube
“Inside Paris, they used to tube mail”
verb
Ride or float on an inflated tube
“We tubed down the river on a hot summer day”
verb
Place or enclose in a tube
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In Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’
Inside Paris, they used to tube mail
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day
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