tube Synonyms
Another word for tube
• noun (Context 1)
A long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, or other material, used for conveying or holding liquids or gases.
"The plumber replaced the copper pipe under the sink to fix the leak."
• noun (Context 2)
A soft, flexible, cylindrical container that is sealed at one end and can be squeezed to force out its contents from the other.
"She squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the container."
• noun (Context 3)
The underground railway system in London.
"We decided to take the underground to Covent Garden to avoid the heavy street traffic."
• verb (Context 4)
To ride on or travel down a river or snow-covered hill using a large, inflated inner tube.
"We spent the summer afternoon tubing down the slow-moving river."
• verb (Context 5)
To supply, fit, or enclose with a tube or tubes (often used in medical or mechanical contexts).
"The patient was quickly tubed and placed on a ventilator in the emergency room."