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Tube

noun

Conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. Synonym: tubing.

Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope. Synonyms: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube.

A hollow cylindrical shape. Synonym: pipe.

(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure. Synonym: tube-shaped structure.

An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city). Synonyms: metro, subway, subway system, underground.

verb

(past & past part. tubed; pres. part. tubing)

Provide with a tube or insert a tube into.

Convey in a tube.

Ride or float on an inflated tube.

Place or enclose in a tube.

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