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[Hub]

A hub is the center of a wheel or the center of some kind of activity. If all of an airline's flights go through Atlanta, you'd say the southern city is their hub.

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The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

Noun
the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

Noun
a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"


n.
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

n.
The hilt of a weapon.

n.
A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.

n.
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.

n.
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

n.
A screw hob. See Hob, 3.

n.
A block for scotching a wheel.


Hub

Hub , n. [See 1st Hob.] 1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box. 2. The hilt of a weapon. Halliwell. 3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby. 4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast. 5. (Diesinking) A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc. 6. A screw hob. See Hob, 3. 7. A block for scotching a wheel. Hub plank (Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. -- Up to the hub, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.]

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

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Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.

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