cub
n.
young animal (especially a young bear or tiger); scout; ill-mannered youth; inexperienced person
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Cub
Cub can refer to:the young of certain large predatory animals such as
bears,
lions and other
big cats, and
wolves; analogous to a canine
pup (also in some of the following meanings)by analogy a human youth, especially one who is inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered,
boy or (rarer, in some senses only fairly recent)
girl, especially: a younger, thinner, less hairy and/or smaller member of the
Bear subculture. Typically assumed to be less experienced in the Bear subculture, and/or to be
bottoms.a member of
Cub Scouts;a member of certain sports teams, e.g. the
Chicago Cubs, a
baseball club;a
novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting.an
indie rock subgenre
Twee pop band -
cub (band)The
Piper Cub, a line of light aircraft built from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Cub Foods, a division of the U.S.
Supervalu company
Cub, a character in
Happy Tree FriendsHonda Super Cub, a range of small motorcycles produced by
Honda, common in Europe and Asia.A "
Cashed Up Bogan": A slang term used in Australia and New Zealand
Kapcai The mini
motorcycles of
Malaysia and
Southeast Asia -
Malaysian Cub PrixLDV Cub British Small Van
Cub Records, a record label
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cub
Noun
1. an awkward and inexperienced youth
(synonym) greenhorn, rookie
(hypernym) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
(synonym) lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy
(hypernym) male child, boy
3. the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
(synonym) young carnivore
(hypernym) young mammal
(hyponym) lion cub
Verb
1. give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"
(hypernym) litter
(derivation) young carnivore
Cub
(v. t.)
To shut up or confine.
(v. t. & i.)
To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons.
(n.)
Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
(n.)
A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
(n.)
A stall for cattle.
(n.)
A cupboard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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cub
cube
pl. (de copii) = (toy) bricks
cubic
metru cub = cubic metre