Definitions for cub
kʌbcub

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cub, greenhorn, rookienoun

   an awkward and inexperienced youth

2. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boynoun

   a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

3. cub, young carnivoreverb

   the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

4. cubverb

   give birth to cubs

   "bears cub every year"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Cubnoun

   A member of the Cub Scouts.

2. Cubnoun

   A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".

   Jones became a Cub as the result of a pre-season trade.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CUBnoun

   Etymology: of uncertain etymology.

   1. The young of a beast; generally of a bear or fox.

   I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,
   Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear. William Shakespeare.

   This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch,
   The lion, and the belly pinched wolf,
   Keep their fur dry. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   In the eagle’s destroying one fox’s cubs, there’s power executed with oppression. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 72.

   2. The young of a whale, perhaps of any viviparous fish.

   Two mighty whales, which swelling seas had tost,
   One as a mountain vast, and with her came
   A cub, not much inferior to his dame. Edmund Waller.

   3. In reproach or contempt, a young boy or girl.

   O thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be,
   When time hath sow’d a grizzle on thy case?
   Or will not else thy craft so quickly grow,
   That thine own trip shall be thine overthrow? William Shakespeare.

   O most comical sight! a country squire, with the equipage of a wife and two daughters, came to Mr. Snipwel’s shop last night; but, such two unlicked cubs! William Congreve.

2. To Cubverb

   To bring forth: used of beasts, or of a woman in contempt.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Cub’d in a cabbin, on a mattress laid,
   On a brown George with lousy swabbers fed;
   Dead wine, that stinks of the Borrachio, sup
   From a foul jack, or greasy mapple cup. John Dryden, Pers. Sat.

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1. cub

   A cub is usually defined as a young, immature member of a certain animal species, mainly predatory mammals like bears, lions, tigers, or foxes. It is used until the animal reaches the juvenile or adult stage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cubnoun

   a young animal, esp. the young of the bear

2. Cubnoun

   jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy

3. Cub

   to bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons

4. Cubnoun

   a stall for cattle

5. Cubnoun

   a cupboard

6. Cubverb

   to shut up or confine

7. Etymology: [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.]

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1. Cub

   Cub was an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk that was dubbed "cuddlecore" by some music critics. Their song "New York City" was covered by They Might Be Giants on their album Factory Showroom, and their song "Little Star" was covered by Washington's Sicko on their album, Laugh While You Can Monkey Boy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Cub

   kub, n. the young of certain animals, as foxes, &c.: a whelp: a young boy or girl (in contempt).—v.i. to bring forth young:—pr.p. cub′bing; pa.p. cubbed.—adjs. Cub′bish, like a cub: awkward; Cub′-drawn (Shak.), drawn or sucked by cubs.—n. Cub′hood.—adj. Cub′less, without cubs. [Prob. Celt., as Ir. cuib, a whelp, from cu, a dog.]

2. Cub

   kub, n. a cattle-pen: chest.

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1. cub

   Song lyrics by cub -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by cub on the Lyrics.com website.

2. CUB

   What does CUB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CUB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Give Birth
   • Male Child
   • Novice

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Anagrams for cub »

1. UBC

How to pronounce cub?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cub in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cub in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cub in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cub in a Sentence

1. Brian Stenzler:

   It's kind of like a mother bear, you come near a cub, that mother will do anything they have to do.

2. Toronto Zoo:

   Er Shun is demonstrating excellent maternal instincts and began cleaning and cradling the first cub soon after its birth, while this is wonderful news, the tiny cubs are very vulnerable at this size, so the next several hours and days will be critical to their survival.

3. Anthony Bourdain:

   I'm sure I'm not alone here. Were clowns ever funny? No. Of course not. They were always sinister figures, disguising their homicidal intentions under thick make-up, all the while their crawl spaces and chest freezers were brimming with Cub Scout parts.

4. Liz Joice:

   I got a lot more reasons to fight now than I did before, and I did a pretty good damn job the first time, so I don’t expect this will be any different, i ’m in mama bear mode — you’re messing with my cub, and I ’m gon na take you out.

5. The Colorado Springs Police Department:

   The bear cub was tagged and released ... in hopes that she will be reunited with mama bear.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cub
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cub
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cub
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cub
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cub
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cub
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cub