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Definition of hub : 1. A block for scotching a wheel.
2. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
3. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
4. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [ U. S.] See Hubby.
5. A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
6. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
7. The hilt of a weapon.

Synonyms:

bottom, start, civic center, seat, root, municipal center, down town, headquarters, quick, edge

focus, marrow, intersection, asymptote, epitome, lodestar, core, gathering, essence, kernel, nucleus, funnel, polestar, meat, bottleneck, lure, forum, magnet, axle, soul, rendezvous, plenum, spirit, heart, crossing, center, crux, rally

axis, midpoint, half-and-half, midst, pivot, average, bisection, mediocrity, middle, nub, median, halfway point, medium, epicenter, half, mean

Usage examples:

• Ten minutes later Jacqueline felt the coach lurch heavily and sink to the hub on one side. - "The Missourian", Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle.
• That was the hub around which the rest of the world revolved, so far as Terry was concerned. - "Black Jack", Max Brand.
• Why thats to thee if Hub. - "Dramatic Technique", George Pierce Baker.