tube

tube [ tub ] noun count **

▸ 1 object like a pipe

▸ 2 long narrow container

▸ 3 long thin part inside body

▸ 4 television

▸ 5 cathode ray tube

▸ 6 underground train

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through:

Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube.

a ) an object shaped like a tube:

a toilet paper tube

2. ) a long narrow plastic or metal container with a lid at one end that you squeeze in order to push out the soft substance inside:

tube of: a tube of toothpaste

a ) a large container shaped like a tube used for storing things like papers, maps, and pictures

b ) a small container shaped like a tube for holding CANDY or other food

c ) AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL a can of a drink, especially beer

3. ) a long thin part inside your body that is shaped like a tube:

fallopian tubes

4. ) the tube AMERICAN INFORMAL television

5. ) a CATHODE RAY TUBE

6. ) the tube or the Tube BRITISH INFORMAL the system of underground trains in London

a ) an underground train in London:

What time's the last tube?

go down the tubes/tube INFORMAL

1. ) to fail completely:

This company is going down the tubes.

2. ) to be wasted:

Theresa could see all her good work going down the tubes.