tube

tube¹ W3S3 [tju:b US tu:b] n

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1¦(pipe for liquid)¦

2

3¦(container)¦

4¦(in your body)¦

5¦(trains)¦

6 go down the tubes

7¦(television)¦

8¦(electrical equipment)¦

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[Date: 1600-1700; : French; Origin: Latin tubus]

1.) ¦(PIPE FOR LIQUID)¦

a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through

→↑inner tube, ↑test tube

2.)

a long hollow object that is usually round

▪ pasta tubes

▪ a toilet roll tube

3.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦

a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that you press between your fingers in order to push out the soft substance that is inside

▪ a tube of toothpaste

4.) ¦(IN YOUR BODY)¦

a tube-shaped part inside your body

▪ the bronchial tubes

5.) ¦(TRAINS)¦

the tube

BrE the system of trains that run under the ground in London

American Equivalent: subwaytake/catch the tube

▪ Take the tube to Acton.

▪ a tube station

by tube

▪ It's best to travel by tube.

6.) go down the tubes informal

if a situation goes down the tubes, it quickly becomes ruined or spoiled

▪ When Moira turned up, Tess could see all her good work going down the tubes.

7.) ¦(TELEVISION)¦

the tube

AmE spoken the television

▪ What's on the tube tonight?

8.) ¦(ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT)¦ technical

the part of a television that produces the picture on the screen

= ↑cathode ray tube

tube ²

tube² v [I]

to float on a river on a large ↑inner tube for fun