tubed

Went down river

Tubed is the past tense of tube, meaning to fit with or enclose in a tube.

In casual speech, tubed often means defeated or ruined: We got tubed in the playoffs.

In British and Australian slang, to get tubed is to get drunk.

Tubing down a river—floating in an inner tube—gives us We tubed the river all afternoon.

anatomy

trachea

Respiratory airway tube

vein · fallopian · eustachian · intestine · urethra · lumen · catheter · airway · passage · vessel

shipping

mailing

Sending via post

cardboard · protective · cylindrical · artwork · blueprint · diploma · print · carrier · cap · sturdy

packaging

toothpaste

Oral cleaning gel

wasabi · paint · ointment · cream · gel · lotion · adhesive · caulk · sealant · sunscreen

sports

wipeout

Complete, catastrophic failure

  • waveOscillating motion through medium
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
  • surfingRiding waves standing up

curl · ride · inside · whitewater · rafting · river · rapids · inflatable · floating · current

transport

subway

Underground transit passage

commuter · station · platform · carriage · passenger · London · line · map · transit · rail

Categories
Opposites
tire/wheel construction

tubedtubeless

Having no inner tube

solid · airless · run-flat · unencased · open

recreational water activity

tubedkayaked

Propelled a narrow boat

canoed · swam · rafted · waded · surfed

FAILURE/SUCCESS (British slang)

tubedsucceeded

Achieved desired outcome

survived · thrived · triumphed · flourished · nailed it

Phrases
Family

tube, tubing, tubes, tubular, tubeless, tubercular, tubercle, intubation, tubelike

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G