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[too-bing, tyoo-]

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noun

material in the form of a tube: glass tubing.

tubes collectively.

a piece of tube: two feet of copper tubing.

Also called inner-tubing. the sport or recreation of floating down a river or stream on an inner tube.

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Origin:
1835–45; tube + -ing¹

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noun

a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.

a small, collapsible, cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a capped opening at the other from which paint, toothpaste, or some other semifluid substance may be squeezed.

Anatomy, Zoology. any hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ: the bronchial tubes.

Botany.

any hollow, elongated body or part.

the united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.

inner tube.

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Electronics. electron tube.

Informal.

television.

a television set.

mailing tube.

the tubular tunnel in which an underground railroad runs.

10.

the railroad itself.

11.

Surfing Slang. the curled hollow formed on the underside of a cresting wave.

12.

British. subway (def. 1).

13.

Australian Slang. a can of beer.

14.

Older Slang. a telescope.

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verb (used with object)

15.

to furnish with a tube or tubes.

16.

to convey or enclose in a tube.

17.

to form into the shape of a tube; make tubular.

Idiom

18.

down the tube/tubes, Informal. into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin tubus pipe

Related forms

tube·less, adjective

tube·like, adjective

mul·ti·tube, adjective

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World English Dictionary

tubing (ˈtjuːbɪŋ)

—n
1.	tubes collectively
2.	a length of tube
3.	a system of tubes
4.	fabric in the form of a tube, used for pillowcases and some cushions; piping

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Word Origin & History

tube

1611, from M.Fr. tube (1460), from L. tubus "tube, pipe," of unknown origin. The London subway was christened the Twopenny Tube before it even opened (H.D. Browne, in the "Londoner" of June 30, 1900); tube for "cylindrical railway tunnel" is attested from 1847. The meaning "TV as a medium" is from 1959,

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short for cathode ray tube or picture tube. Tube top as a women's clothing style is attested from 1972. Tubular is attested from 1673, "having the form of a tube or pipe," but the modern slang sense is from 1982, Valspeak, from surfers' slang for a hollow, curling wave, ideal for riding. Tube steak is attested from 1963 as "frankfurter," slang meaning "penis" is recorded by mid-1980s. Tubing as a recreational pastime is recorded from 1975.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

tube (t&oomacr;b, ty&oomacr;b)
n.

A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.
An anatomical structure or organ having the shape or function of a tube; a duct.

Slang Dictionary

tube definition

n.
a can of beer. (See also crack a tube.) : Toss me a tube, will ya?
n.
the inner curve of a tall wave. (Surfing. See also tubular.) : I'm waiting for the best tube.
in.
to fail; to go down the tube(s). (See also tube it.) : The whole plan tubed at the last minute.
n.
a television set. : The tube is in the shop, so I read a book.
n.
a cigarette. : There's a pack of tubes in my jacket.

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