a long, hollow pipe of metal, glass or rubber, especially for holding or carrying air, liquids etc; (in London) underground railway; a long hollow organ in the body
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Cases of word usage
1) a thin tube through which liquid in the body flows; a tube, outlet, for air (e.g. in a plane) (duct)
2) a tube wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders through small openings; a tall outlet for smoke on a ship, railway engine etc (funnel)
3) any kind of weapon that sends shells or bullets from a metal tube (gun)
4) a tube through which liquids or gases can flow (pipe)
5) a thin tube for small quantities of liquid, especially used in chemistry (pipette)
6) (in an engine) a round, short piece of metal fitting closely inside a tube in which it moves to cause motion (piston)
7) something made into the shape of a tube by being rolled; (to cause a person, thing) to move (along) by turning over and over (roll)
8) (a section of) chopped up meat etc in a casing or tube of thin skin (sausage)
9) dry cut stalks of wheat, barley, rice and other grains, used as material for making mats, bedding for cattle etc; a thin tube of paper or plastic, used for sucking up liquid (straw)
10) material in the form of a tube (tubing)