'Cub' definitions:

Definition of 'cub'

(from WordNet)
noun
An awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: cub, greenhorn, rookie]
noun
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy]
noun
The young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: cub, young carnivore]
verb
Give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"

Definition of 'Cub'

From: GCIDE
  • Cub \Cub\ (k[u^]b), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.]
  • 1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy. [1913 Webster]
  • O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cub'

From: GCIDE
  • Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cubbed (k[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubbing.] To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. "Cubb'd in a cabin." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cub'

From: GCIDE
  • Cub \Cub\, n. [Cf. Cub a young animal.]
  • 1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A cupboard. [Obs.] --Laud. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cub'

From: GCIDE
  • Cub \Cub\, v. t. To shut up or confine. [Obs.] --Burton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cub'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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