tub

• Sustantivo que designa un recipiente relativamente grande y abierto, a menudo usado para lavarse o para almacenar líquidos, así como la cantidad que cabe en dicho recipiente.

A noun referring to a relatively large open container, often used for washing or for holding and storing liquids, or the amount that such a container can hold.

1. Bathing containerA1formal

   A large, open container filled with water, used for washing the body.

   Bañera

   • She filled the tub with warm water and bubbles.
   • He soaked in the tub after a long day at work.
   • The child splashed happily in the tub.

   Sinónimosbathbathtub

2. Storage vesselA2formal

   A large, open container used for holding or storing liquids or other materials.

   Cuba o recipiente grande abierto

   • The farmer kept rainwater in a large tub.
   • They stored the pickles in a wooden tub.
   • A tub of paint was left in the garage.

   Sinónimosbasintroughvat

3. Unit of capacityB1informal

   The amount that a tub can hold, used as a measure of volume.

   Medida de capacidad equivalente a una tina

   • She bought a tub of ice cream for the party.
   • He ate a whole tub of popcorn at the movies.
   • The recipe calls for a tub of yogurt.

   Sinónimostubful