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'tube' - used as a noun
1. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
2. electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
4. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
5. 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'

'tube' - used as a verb
6. provide with a tube or insert a tube into
7. convey in a tube
inside Paris, they used to tube mail
8. ride or float on an inflated tube
We tubed down the river on a hot summer day
9. place or enclose in a tube

derived forms
1. Tube / Plural
tubes
2. Tube / Past
tubed
3. Tube / Third Person
tubes
4. Tube / Present Participle
tubing
Variations of 'tube'
 
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