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Tub vs Bottle - What's the difference?

tub | bottle |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tub and bottle

is that tub is (obsolete) a sweating in a tub; a tub fast while bottle is (obsolete) a bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.

In lang=en terms the difference between tub and bottle

is that tub is to bathe while bottle is to seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption also fig .

As nouns the difference between tub and bottle

is that tub is a flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in while bottle is a dwelling; habitation or bottle can be a container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

As verbs the difference between tub and bottle

is that tub is to plant, set, or store in a tub while bottle is to seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption also fig .

tub

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
    • He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
  • The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
    • He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
  • 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
    • All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs , in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.
  • A small cask.
    • a tub of gin
  • 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.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
    • 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 * tubby

    Verb

    (tubb)
  • To plant, set, or store in a tub.
    • to tub a plant
  • To bathe.
  • * London Spectator
    • Don't we all tub in England?

    External links

    * (wikipedia "tub")

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    bottle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bottle, botle, buttle, from (etyl) botl, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dwelling; habitation.
  • A building; house.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) and (etyl) boteille (Modern French bouteille), from buttis.

    Alternative forms

    * botl (Jamaican English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
  • * , chapter=6
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=He had one hand on the bounce bottle —and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.}}
  • The contents of such a container.
  • A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
  • (British, informal) Nerve, courage.
  • (attributive, of a person with a particular hair color) With one's hair color produced by dyeing.
  • (obsolete) A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.
  • * End of the 14th century , (The Canterbury Tales), by (Geoffrey Chaucer),
    • Is that a Cook of London, with mischance? / Do him come forth, he knoweth his penance; / For he shall tell a tale, by my fay, / Although it be not worth a bottle hay.
  • * 1599 , (Much Ado About Nothing), by (William Shakespeare),
    • DON PEDRO. Well, if ever thou dost fall from this faith, thou wilt prove a notable argument.
    BENEDICK. If I do, hang me in a bottle like a cat and shoot at me; and he that hits me, let him be clapped on the shoulder and called Adam.
  • * 1590s , , by (Christopher Marlowe)
    • I was no sooner in the middle of the pond, but my horse vanished away, and I sat upon a bottle of hay, never so near drowning in my life.
  • (figurative) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
    • Synonyms
    * (for feeding babies) baby's bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle (US) * (courage) balls, courage, guts, nerve, pluck
    Antonyms
    * (courage) cowardice
    Derived terms
    * bottle bank * bottle blonde * bottlebrush * bottleneck * bottlenose * bottle opener, bottle-opener * bottle out * bottle sling * bottletop * bottle-washer * hit the bottle * Klein bottle * lightning in a bottle
    Descendants
    * Indonesian: (l) * Malay: (l),
    See also
    * flagon * flask * jar

    Verb

    (bottl)
  • To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
    • This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.
  • * '>citation
  • (British) To feed (an infant) baby formula.
    • Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.
  • (British, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
    • The rider bottled the big jump.
  • (British, slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.
    • He was bottled at a nightclub and had to have facial surgery.
  • (British, slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
    • Meat Loaf was once bottled at Reading Festival.
    Derived terms
    * bottle up