tube


tube (http://definr.com/tube)

     n 1: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually
          cylindrical) used to hold and conduct liquids or gases
          [syn: tubing]
     2: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
        arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {vacuum
        tube}, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, {electron
        tube}, thermionic valve]
     3: a hollow cylindrical shape [syn: pipe]
     4: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure [syn: {tube-shaped
        structure}]
     5: electric underground railway [syn: metro, subway, underground]
     v : convey in a tube