Tube

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtjuːb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tub, tjub/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(to̅o̅b, tyo̅o̅b)

Inflections of 'tube' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tubes
v 3rd person singular
tubing
v pres p
tubed
v past
tubed
v past p

Collocations for "Tube"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Tube" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

tube

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. test tubes and beakers
  2. roll the [paper, poster, map] into a tube
  3. in the shape of a tube
  4. a series of tubes
  5. the woman's fallopian tube
  6. slang: he got his tubes tied
  7. slang: all our [efforts, savings] have gone down the tube
  8. in a vacuum tube
  9. has a feeding tube inserted
  10. living from a feeding tube
  11. remove the feeding tube
  12. weld two [steel, lead] tubes
  13. slang: watching the old tube
  14. slang: always sitting in front of the tube
  15. slang: is addicted to the tube
  16. UK: take the tube [into, across] the city
  17. UK: take the last tube home
n as adj
  1. a test-tube baby
  2. a tube (water) slide
  3. wearing a tube top
adv
  1. is tube shaped
'Tube' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
block - breathe - breathing - cardboard - drop - funnel - glitter - glue - rubber - size - squeeze - squirt - test - toothpaste - tube

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