tube (EN)

noun, verb

noun “tube”

1. a hollow cylinder used to carry or contain something
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   They used tubes to deliver air to the underwater divers.
2. a small cylindrical container used to hold soft substances like toothpaste, cream, or glue
   She bought a tube of sunscreen for their beach trip.
3. the London Underground railway system
   He takes the Tube to get around London.
4. (US, informal) television
   They spent the night watching the game on the tube.

verb “tube”

1. to put something into a tube or enclose it within a tube
   The factory tubes the products before shipment.
2. to ride on an inner tube, especially on water or snow
   They went tubing down the river all afternoon.
3. (in medicine) to insert a tube into someone's body to assist with breathing or other medical purposes
   The doctor tubed the patient during the surgery.