pub

[ puhb ]
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noun
  1. a bar or tavern.

Origin of pub

1
First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Words Nearby pub

Other definitions for pub. (2 of 2)

pub.

abbreviation
  1. public.

  2. publication.

  1. published.

  2. publisher.

  3. publishing.

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How to use pub in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pub (1 of 2)

pub

/ (pʌb) /


noun
  1. Formal name: public house mainly British a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals

  2. Australian and NZ a hotel

verbpubs, pubbing or pubbed
  1. (intr) informal to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing)

British Dictionary definitions for pub. (2 of 2)

pub.

abbreviation for
  1. public

  2. publication

  1. published

  2. publisher

  3. publishing

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