tube
nouns
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
is derived from
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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'"
verbs
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
convey in a tube
"inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
is derived from
ride or float on an inflated tube
"We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
is a type of (narrower)
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
"I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
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