Tube Definition & Meaning

tube
noun
  1. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  2. electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
  3. a hollow cylindrical shape
  4. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
  5. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
verb
  1. provide with a tube or insert a tube into
  2. convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
  3. ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
  4. place or enclose in a tube

"Tube" in song lyrics

See how tube is used in real songs:

  • "Sittin round the house gettin blowed watchin the tube"
    Ali f/ St. Lunatics — Cool as Hell
  • "Mark Moog to your tube"
    Analog Brothers — Analog Brothers Intro
  • "Ice Oscillator, enter your tube"
    Analog Brothers — Analog Brothers Intro

Usage tips for "tube"

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