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PUB (pubbed, pubbing)

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Irregular inflected forms: pubbed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, pubbing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pub mean? 

PUB (noun)
  The noun PUB has 1 sense:

1. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light mealsplay

  Familiarity information: PUB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PUB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse

Hypernyms ("pub" is a kind of...):

tap house; tavern (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)

Meronyms (parts of "pub"):

bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pub"):

alehouse (a tavern where ale is sold)

free house (a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale)


 Context examples 


I found that country pub which I had already recommended to your notice, and there I made my discreet inquiries.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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