pub

¹pub

noun \ˈpəb\

: a building or room especially in Britain or Ireland where alcoholic drinks and often food are served

Full Definition of PUB

1

chiefly British :  public house 2

2

:  an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed

Examples of PUB

1. We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.
2. <coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub>

First Known Use of PUB

circa 1859

Related to PUB

Synonyms

bar, café (also cafe), cantina [Southwest], dramshop, gin mill, grogshop [chiefly British], barroom, public house [chiefly British], saloon, taproom, tavern, watering hole, watering place

Related Words

alehouse, barrelhouse, bistro, bottle club, brewpub, cabaret, dive, joint, nightclub, roadhouse, speakeasy, sports bar, wineshop; package store

Rhymes with PUB

bub, blub, chub, club, cub, drub, dub, flub, grub, hub, nub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, slub, snub, stub, sub, tub

²pub

abbreviation

Definition of PUB

1

public

2

publication

3

publicity

4

published; publisher; publishing