ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chub

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /t͡ʃʌb/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chub is a noun meaning One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:.

Meaning

One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:.

More Meanings

  1. (by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
  2. (countable, slang) A chubby, plump, or overweight person.
  3. (countable, gay slang, specifically) An overweight gay man who is part of the chubby subculture.
  4. (countable, slang) An erection of the penis.
  5. (countable) A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.
  6. (uncountable, informal) Excess body fat.
  7. (US, Texas politics) To stop a bill from being passed using procedural delays.

Example Sentences

A typical gelbwurst chub is 24 inches long and about 2V2 inches thick.
Once opened, use or freeze the meat within one day. Tube or chub packaging is used for fresh or frozen ground beef. Use or freeze fresh meat chubs within a day
The DA was a hot young woman who gave me a chub when she finally showed up in a business skirt with a slit in the side, after I had sat around waiting for her for three hours.
He briefly wondered what Carey might look like naked in his new womanly body, then realized his thoughts were in bad form, thankfully before he had a chance to get an inappropriate chub.

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Related dictionary entries include humpback, carp, cypriniform, cyprinoid, cheven, chubsucker.

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