/ Dictionary / Index C chub: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chub Pronunciation: (chub), [key] — pl. chub, chubs. a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body. any of various related fishes. any of several unrelated American fishes, esp. the tautog and whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chub (Thesaurus) Chuang-tzu chubby Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyre Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language