pub

¹

[ puhb ]

noun

1. a bar or tavern.

pub.

²

abbreviation for

1. public.
2. publication.
3. published.
4. publisher.
5. publishing.

pub

¹

/ pʌb /

noun

1. Formal namepublic house a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals
2. a hotel

verb

1. informal.
   intr to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing )

pub.

²

abbreviation for

1. public
2. publication
3. published
4. publisher
5. publishing

Word History and Origins

Origin of pub¹

First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Example Sentences

They could be in pubs, taverns, inns or coffee houses.

From BBC

The pair spoke on the phone two or three times but when they arranged a date at a pub near Parliament, Wragg was stood up.

From BBC

But much of the action takes place in ordinary rooms and pubs, often dimly lighted as befits a milieu cloaked in secrecy and insularity.

From Los Angeles Times

The pub chain boss said that businesses still had not recovered profits fully post-Covid, and that the Budget measures announced cost an "extra £3.5bn" for the hospitality sector.

From BBC

The manager, Kristoff, led her outside and even arranged a safe haven at a nearby pub.

From BBC

Related Words

• bar
• inn
• lounge
• saloon
• tavern