What is the difference between tub and bath?
tub | bath |
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
A bathtub.
(nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
(humorous, or, derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
* South
A small cask.
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
(mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
(obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
(slang) A corpulent or obese person.
To plant, set, or store in a tub.
To bathe.
* London Spectator
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
A building or area where bathing occurs.
* Gwilt
The act of bathing.
A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
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To wash a person or animal in a bath
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(biblical) An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid volume measure, equal to an ephah and to one-tenth of a homer, and approximately equal to 22 litres.
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In transitive terms the difference between tub and bath
is that tub is to plant, set, or store in a tub while bath is to wash a person or animal in a bath.As a proper noun Bath is
a city in Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a hot spring.tub
English
Noun
(en noun)- He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
- He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
- All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs , in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.
- a tub of gin
- (Shakespeare)
- Lars': You ready to help take down Gizmo?
'''Vault Dweller''': You bet. Let's nail that ' tub . [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/LARS.MSG]
Derived terms
* bathtub * hot tub * tubbyVerb
(tubb)- to tub a plant
- Don't we all tub in England?
External links
* (wikipedia "tub")Anagrams
* * ----bath
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence.
- a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air
Usage notes
Sense 3. is usually to take''' ''(US)'' or '''have ''(UK, Aus)'' a bath. See alsoDerived terms
* * * * * (US)Verb
(en verb)citation, isbn=0415048591 , page=41 , passage=Somewhere to bath''' the baby'': don't invest in a plastic baby bath. The bathroom handbasin is usually a much more convenient place to '''bath''' the baby. If your partner is more able, this could be a task he might take on as his, ' bathing the baby in a basin or plastic bown on the floor. }}
citation, isbn=1405111836 , page=91 , passage=For grooming at home, obviously the choice is yours whether you wish to bath the dog in your own bath or sink, or if you want to buy one specifically for the purpose. }}
citation, isbn=17770075445 , page=179 , passage=If you find bathing stressfull during the first six weeks, only bath your baby once or twice a week. }}
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath'. The ephah and the '''bath''' shall be of one measure, that the ' bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.