Collocations for tube - noun
1. long hollow pipe
ADJECTIVE
fine,
narrow,
thin
hollow
flexible
closed, sealed
inner (= on a bicycle wheel)
fluorescent (= a kind of light)
cardboard, copper, glass, metal, plastic, rubber, steel, etc.
cathode ray, vacuum
test
breathing, feeding, ventilation
bronchial, capillary, Eustachian, Fallopian, neural, etc.
pollen
torpedo
hollow
flexible
closed, sealed
inner (= on a bicycle wheel)
fluorescent (= a kind of light)
cardboard, copper, glass, metal, plastic, rubber, steel, etc.
cathode ray, vacuum
test
breathing, feeding, ventilation
bronchial, capillary, Eustachian, Fallopian, neural, etc.
pollen
torpedo
PREPOSITION
down a/the tube
She poured the liquid down the tube.
She poured the liquid down the tube.
in a/the tube,
into a/the tube
I put the poster back into its tube.
I put the poster back into its tube.
through a/the tube
He gave the lamb its food through a tube.
He gave the lamb its food through a tube.
up a tube
2. (usually the tube) (BrE) the London Underground
VERB + tube
catch,
go on,
take,
travel by,
travel on
I often travel by tube
I often travel on the tube
I often travel by tube
I often travel on the tube
tube + NOUN
line,
network,
station
carriage, train
I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage.
carriage, train
I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage.
map,
ticket
driver, worker
journey
my tube journey to work
driver, worker
journey
my tube journey to work