tub

tub
n.
bathtub

(esp. AE; BE prefers bath)

1) to fill the tub (for a bath)

2) to empty the tub (after a bath)

3) to clean out; scrub (out) a tub

* * *
[tʌb]
scrub (out) a tub
to clean out
to empty the tub (after a bath)
['bathtub'] (esp. AE; BE prefers bath) to fill the tub (for a bath)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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