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

Mr Potter said a nearby caravan park and the local pub had also had to break the bad news to dozens of disappointed visitors.

From BBC

A pub worker has warned failures in the Ask for Angela safety scheme are putting vulnerable women at risk, after a BBC undercover investigation found more than half of participating venues failed to respond properly.

From BBC

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

Related Words

• bar
• inn
• lounge
• saloon
• tavern