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Definition of Chub
1. Noun. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
Generic synonyms: Cyprinid, Cyprinid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Leuciscus, Leuciscus
Definition of Chub
1. n. A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ 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.
Definition of Chub
1. Noun. One of various species of freshwater fish of the ''Cyprinidae'' or carp family, especially: ¹
2. Noun. By extension, various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes. ¹
3. Noun. A chubby, plump person ¹
4. Noun. (slang) A gay man. ¹
5. Noun. A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chub
1. a freshwater fish [n -S]