Chub
noun
A type of fish found in rivers and streams.
I caught a chub on my fishing trip.
Often appears as...
- catch a chub
- chub fishing
noun
A term describing a person or part of their body that is slightly overweight.
After the holidays, I always gain a little chub.
Often appears as...
- gain a chub
- lose the chub
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of fish found in rivers and streams.
I caught a chub on my fishing trip.
Often appears as...
- catch a chub
- chub fishing
noun
A term describing a person or part of their body that is slightly overweight.
After the holidays, I always gain a little chub.
Often appears as...
- gain a chub
- lose the chub
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Chub refers to several fish species, not just one; learn its varieties.
The creek chub is different from the European chub.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Chubs are often in freshwaters; think rivers, not oceans.
We'll find chubs in freshwater lakes, not in the sea.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Context
Chub is commonly used among anglers, less familiar to others.
Let's go chub fishing this weekend at the stream.
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Chub refers to several fish species, not just one; learn its varieties.
The creek chub is different from the European chub.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Chubs are often in freshwaters; think rivers, not oceans.
We'll find chubs in freshwater lakes, not in the sea.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Context
Chub is commonly used among anglers, less familiar to others.
Let's go chub fishing this weekend at the stream.
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Chub refers to several fish species, not just one; learn its varieties.
The creek chub is different from the European chub.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Chubs are often in freshwaters; think rivers, not oceans.
We'll find chubs in freshwater lakes, not in the sea.
Pro Tip 3/3Fishing Context
Chub is commonly used among anglers, less familiar to others.
Let's go chub fishing this weekend at the stream.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 360 PIPE...
some impala and he is definitely in need of a nice meal he's not at the chub eating ghana that we are so accustomed to seeing his ever-present limp is there it was worse when he got up earlier it's now sort of stretched out and warmed up but life is about to get quite difficult
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
beach environment to the sea though these chub Marines are tailor-made pectoral flippers contain the same skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 360 PIPE...
some impala and he is definitely in need of a nice meal he's not at the chub eating ghana that we are so accustomed to seeing his ever-present limp is there it was worse when he got up earlier it's now sort of stretched out and warmed up but life is about to get quite difficult
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
beach environment to the sea though these chub Marines are tailor-made pectoral flippers contain the same skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Alison Moyet
British Musician
Personally I think women look better with a bit of chub on them.
Quote examples
Alison Moyet
British Musician
Personally I think women look better with a bit of chub on them.
Example 1 of 1
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