Tub vs. Vat
Difference Between Tub and Vat
Tubnoun
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.Vatnoun
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
Tubnoun
The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
He added a tub of margarine to the stew.Vatnoun
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
Tubnoun
A bathtub.
Vatnoun
(Roman Catholic) A vessel for holding holy water.
Tubnoun
A slow-moving craft.
Vatnoun
(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)
Tubnoun
Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
Vatverb
(transitive) To put into a vat.
Tubnoun
A small cask.
a tub of ginVatverb
(transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
Tubnoun
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
Vatnoun
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
Tubnoun
(mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
Vatnoun
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
Tubnoun
(obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
Tubnoun
(slang) A corpulent or obese person.
Tubverb
(transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.
to tub a plantTubverb
(ambitransitive) To bathe in a tub.
Tubnoun
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
Tubnoun
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
Tubnoun
the amount that a tub will hold;
a tub of water
