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What does chub mean?
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NounPlural: chubs |
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| chub - European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body | ||
| Leuciscus cephalus | ||
| cyprinid, cyprinid fish soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chub (Noun)
One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially. - chub (Noun)
The European chub , Leuciscus cephalus . - chub (Noun)
In Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish. - chub (Noun)
In North America, the black bass . - chub (Noun)
By extension, various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes. - chub (Noun)
A chubby, plump person. - chub (Noun)
A gay man. - chub (Noun)
A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chub (n.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chub
chub, n. a small fat river-fish.—adjs. Chubbed, Chub′by, short and thick, plump; Chub′-faced, plump-faced.—n. Chub′biness
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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chub
The Leuciscus cephalus, a fresh-water fish.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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chub
He is a young chub, or a mere chub; i.e. a foolish fellow, easily imposed on: an illusion to a fish of that name, easily taken.
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