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tub

/tʌb/noun

उच्चारण टब

टब, नाँद

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    a large round container without a lid, used for washing clothes in, growing plants in; a bath

    टब, नाँद

    • a tub of ice cream
    • a bathtub
    • The children splashed about in a plastic tub in the courtyard.
    + 2 more examples
    • We bought a large tub of yoghurt from the dairy.
    • She planted tulsi in a big tub on the balcony.

    Synonyms bath basin vat pot container

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the container words: tub, vat (a large container for liquids in industry), barrel, bucket, basin.

पात्र के शब्द याद रखिए: tub, vat (उद्योग में तरल का बड़ा पात्र), barrel (पीपा), bucket, basin।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Tub-thumping (expressing opinions loudly and forcefully, especially in politics).

Idiom 'tub-thumping' (विशेषकर राजनीति में ज़ोर-शोर से राय व्यक्त करना)।

Bathtub, washtub, hot tub.

Collocations: bathtub, washtub, hot tub।

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General knowledge

Philosophy GK: the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes is said to have lived in a large tub (a barrel), choosing a very simple life.

दर्शन GK में कहा जाता है कि प्राचीन यूनानी दार्शनिक Diogenes बहुत सादा जीवन चुनकर एक बड़े टब (पीपे) में रहते थे।