hub

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/hʌb/Ireland, Northern England/hʊb/

noun

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

“Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.”

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Meanings

hub1

nounhub (plural hubs)

plural hubs

  1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

    If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.

    2011, Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice
  2. A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

    Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Asia.

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    From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India's southern tip.

    2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52

    Doncaster is a rail hub in every sense. Passenger lines radiate in six directions, there are freight lines that bypass the station, extensive freight yards, a major works, and a rolling stock depot.

    2021 May 19, Philip Haigh, “Doncaster enhancements relying on DfT approval”, in RAIL, number 931, page 30
  3. A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
  4. computingA computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
  5. geographyA stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
  6. A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
  7. USA rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

    a hub in the road

  8. video gamesAn area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.

    In a break with tradition, these levels are tackled in any order, with the next act chosen from a semi-random selection machine located in the game's hub area.

    2014, Julian Hazeldine, Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog, page 47
  9. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
  10. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
  11. A screw hob.
  12. A block for scotching a wheel.
proper nounthe hub
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Hub.

Hub2

proper nounthe Hub
  1. informalNickname for Boston: a major city in Massachusetts, United States.

Hub3

proper nounthe Hub

alternative hub

  1. InterneteuphemisticPornhub.

    Why the fuck is SeaWorld on the hub?

    2023 November 13, u/MoronGoron52, “Cursed_Porn”, in Reddit, r/cursedcomments, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023
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    It will eventually, the Hub will replace every video site since it has everything for let's plays to porn.

    2019 November 18, u/karbonpanzer, “Porn hub^([sic]) should be the new youtube”, in Reddit, r/unpopularopinion, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023

    Ive straight up had my girl hand me her phone with the hub opened up because she didnt wana deal with it lmao

    2021 January 28, u/someguyat3am, “I don't want to be in a relationship with someone if they watch porn.”, in Reddit, r/unpopularopinion, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023

    Bro must be down bad for being on the Hub in a subway.

    2022 June 17, u/ishanG24, “💀💀💀💀”, in Reddit, r/HolUp, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023

    Damn never knew the hub celebrates fucking rememberence^([sic]) day

    2022 November 11, u/Crusty_Grape, “It looks like on red Circle”, in Reddit, r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023

    Should I post my first video on the hub? 😏

    2023 December 20, @TessaPaigex, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

hub · noun, proper noun

From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown. Compare German Hubbel (“bump on a surface”), from Proto-West Germanic *hubil (“bump, hill”) (which contains a diminutive suffix *-il); compare English hive, or perhaps ultimately from the same root as hip or hop.

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Hub · proper noun

From hub.

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Hub · proper noun

Clipping of Pornhub, from hub.

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Translations

Ancient Greek χνόη, πλήμνη
  • χνόη (khnóē)central part of a wheel
  • πλήμνη (plḗmnē)central part of a wheel
  • χοίνιξ (khoínix)central part of a wheel
Basque gune, zentro
  • gunepoint where many routes meet
  • zentropoint where many routes meet
Bulgarian главина, кръстопът
  • главина (glavina)central part of a wheel
  • кръстопът (krăstopăt)point where many routes meet
  • хъб (hăb)computer networking device
  • пуансон (puanson)hardened, engraved steel punch
Catalan boixa, concentrador
  • boixacentral part of a wheel
  • concentradorcomputer networking device
  • repetidorcomputer networking device
Chinese Mandarin 轂 /毂, 輪轂 /轮毂
  • 轂 /毂 (gǔ)central part of a wheel
  • 輪轂 /轮毂 (lúngǔ)central part of a wheel
  • 集線器 /集线器 (jíxiànqì)computer networking device
Czech náboj, rozbočovač
  • nábojcentral part of a wheel
  • rozbočovačcomputer networking device
  • hubcomputer networking device
Danish nav
  • navcentral part of a wheel
Dutch naaf, draaischijf
  • naafcentral part of a wheel
  • draaischijfpoint where many routes meet
  • centrumpoint where many routes meet
  • hubcomputer networking device
  • knooppuntcomputer networking device
Esperanto nabo
  • nabocentral part of a wheel
Finnish keskiö, pyörännapa
  • keskiöcentral part of a wheel
  • pyörännapacentral part of a wheel
  • napacentral part of a wheel
  • solmukohtapoint where many routes meet
  • solmupoint where many routes meet
  • keskitincomputer networking device
French moyeu, carrefour
  • moyeucentral part of a wheel
  • carrefourpoint where many routes meet
  • pôlepoint where many routes meet
  • concentrateurcomputer networking device
  • commutateurcomputer networking device
  • caleblock for scotching a wheel
German Nabe, Radnabe
  • Nabecentral part of a wheel
  • Radnabecentral part of a wheel
  • Drehkreuzpoint where many routes meet
  • Drehscheibepoint where many routes meet
  • Knotenpunktpoint where many routes meet
  • Zentrumpoint where many routes meet
  • Hubcomputer networking device
  • Netzknotencomputer networking device
  • Pflockstake with a nail in it
  • Rüdemale weasel
  • Höckerrough protuberance
  • Erhebungrough protuberance
Greek πλήμνη, χοινίκη
  • πλήμνη (plímni)central part of a wheel
  • χοινίκη (choiníki)central part of a wheel
  • αφαλός (afalós)central part of a wheel
  • κόμβος (kómvos)point where many routes meet
  • πλήμνη (plímni)computer networking device
Hungarian kerék közepe, agy
  • kerék közepecentral part of a wheel
  • agycentral part of a wheel
  • kerékagycentral part of a wheel
  • csomópontpoint where many routes meet
  • kerékpár agypoint where many routes meet
Indonesian hub
  • hubpoint where many routes meet
Irish mol, mol
  • molcentral part of a wheel
  • molpoint where many routes meet
  • molcomputer networking device
Italian mozzo, incrocio
  • mozzocentral part of a wheel
  • incrociopoint where many routes meet
  • punto di snodopoint where many routes meet
  • concentratorecomputer networking device
  • stadiastake with a nail in it
  • mirastake with a nail in it
  • asta graduatastake with a nail in it
Japanese 轂, ハブ
  • 轂 (koshiki)central part of a wheel
  • ハブ (habu)computer networking device
Latin modiolus
  • modioluscentral part of a wheel
Malay hab
  • habpoint where many routes meet
Māori pūtahi, pūtahi
  • pūtahicentral part of a wheel
  • pūtahipoint where many routes meet
Norwegian Bokmål nav, knutepunkt
  • navcentral part of a wheel
  • knutepunktpoint where many routes meet
Persian ستونک, توپی
  • ستونک (sotunak)central part of a wheel
  • توپی (tupi)central part of a wheel
Polish piasta, węzeł
  • piastacentral part of a wheel
  • węzełpoint where many routes meet
  • koncentratorcomputer networking device
  • hubcomputer networking device
Portuguese cubo de roda, cruzamento
  • cubo de rodacentral part of a wheel
  • cruzamentopoint where many routes meet
  • entroncamentopoint where many routes meet
  • hubcomputer networking device
  • postestake with a nail in it
Russian ступи́ца, вту́лка
  • ступи́ца (stupíca)central part of a wheel
  • вту́лка (vtúlka)central part of a wheel
  • перекрёсток (perekrjóstok)point where many routes meet
  • узел (uzel)point where many routes meet
  • хаб (xab)point where many routes meet
  • хаб (xab)computer networking device
  • концентратор (koncentrator)computer networking device
  • колышек (kolyšek)stake with a nail in it
  • ухаб (uxab)rough protuberance
Scottish Gaelic cìoch
  • cìochcentral part of a wheel
Spanish buje, maza
  • bujecentral part of a wheel
  • mazacentral part of a wheel
  • distribuidor vialpoint where many routes meet
  • nudopoint where many routes meet
  • centropoint where many routes meet
  • punto de transbordopoint where many routes meet
  • concentradorcomputer networking device
  • multiplexorcomputer networking device
Swahili vitovu, vitovu
  • vitovucentral part of a wheel
  • vitovupoint where many routes meet
  • vitovucomputer networking device
  • vitovustake with a nail in it
Swedish nav, korsväg
  • navcentral part of a wheel
  • korsvägpoint where many routes meet
  • knutpunktpoint where many routes meet
  • navpoint where many routes meet
Tamil குடம்
  • குடம் (kuṭam)central part of a wheel
Thai ดุม
  • ดุม (dum)central part of a wheel
Turkish poyra, dülek
  • poyracentral part of a wheel
  • dülekcentral part of a wheel
Ukrainian вузол
  • вузол (vuzol)point where many routes meet
Vietnamese trục bánh xe
  • trục bánh xecentral part of a wheel
Welsh both, bogail
  • bothcentral part of a wheel
  • bogailcentral part of a wheel
  • bŵlcentral part of a wheel

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hub

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Cite this entry
APA

hub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hub

MLA

“hub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hub. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hub.

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