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pub.

A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK
Where this word comes from

Clipping of public house.

verb/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. To go to one or more public houses.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of public house.

noun/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. A public server.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of public server.

verb/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. to publish

    informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of publish.

noun/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. Clipping of publication.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Clipping of publication.

noun/pʌb/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pʊb/Northern-England
  1. Clipping of publisher.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Clipping of publisher.

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