noun
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of submarine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sub
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sŭb
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/sʌb/
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Ireland, Northern-England: /sʊb/
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rhymes with -ʌb
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CMU ARPABET: S AH1 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Examples
- We can get subs at that deli.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: see submarine sandwich
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich, food, meal
noun
Meaning 3
Clipping of submersible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Examples
- With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.
- She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, often, plural
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noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of subtitle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Examples
- I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: CC, S
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
Clipping of subeditor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 9
Clipping of subcontractor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 10
Clipping of subwoofer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
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noun
Meaning 11
Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Topics: media, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Clipping of submissive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
Clipping of subordinate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated
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noun
Meaning 14
Clipping of subaltern
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated
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noun
Meaning 15
Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Examples
- I'm totally stoked; just got 10 new subs after my last video.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 16
Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 17
Clipping of subreddit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 18
Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 19
Clipping of subliminal (“an audio or video recording intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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prep
Meaning 20
Under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 21
To substitute for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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verb
Meaning 22
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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verb
Meaning 23
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
Examples
- He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 24
To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal, often, uncommon
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
Examples
- He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 25
To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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verb
Meaning 26
To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, slang, transitive
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verb
Meaning 27
To lend (a person) money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang, transitive
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verb
Meaning 28
To subscribe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, slang
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verb
Meaning 29
To take a submissive role.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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verb
Meaning 30
To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 31
To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: microscopy
Examples
- 1997, Marina A. Lynch, S. M. O'Mara (editors), Ali D. Hames, D. Rickwood (series editors), Neuroscience Labfax, page 166, Ensure that gloves are worn when handling subbed slides. Although the following protocol describes subbing with gelatin, slides may also be coated with either 3-(triethoxysilyl-)propylamine (TESPA) or poly-L-lysine for in situ hybridization.
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noun
Meaning 32
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: submarine, pigboat, U-boat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: submersible, submersible warship
Narrower terms: attack submarine, auxiliary research submarine, fleet ballistic missile submarine, nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine
noun
Meaning 33
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich
verb
Meaning 34
be a substitute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
- The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substitute, stand in, fill in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exchange, change, interchange
History
Etymology
* Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.
From Latin sub.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 潛艇 /潜艇 (qiántǐng) — submarine — see also submarine
- Czech: ponorka — submarine — see also submarine
- Finnish: sukellusvene — submarine — see also submarine
- Finnish: suklari — submarine — see also submarine
- German: U-Boot — submarine — see also submarine
- German: (nuke) Atom-U-Boot — submarine — see also submarine
- Italian: sottomarino — submarine — see also submarine
- Spanish: submarino — submarine — see also submarine
- Spanish: sumergible — submarine — see also submarine
- Spanish: batiscafo — submarine — see also submarine
- Spanish: ictíneo — submarine — see also submarine
- Volapük: daivanaf — submarine — see also submarine
- Volapük: dismelanaf — submarine — see also submarine
- Finnish: varamies — substitute
- Finnish: subi — slang: subscription
- Finnish: subi — submissive in BDSM
- Finnish: tekstitys — subtitle — see also subtitle
- Finnish: subi — subtitle — see also subtitle
- Finnish: subi — subscription to an online channel or feed
- Finnish: tilaaja — subscriber to an online channel or feed
- Finnish: subi — subscriber to an online channel or feed
- Finnish: kotti — informal: subsistence money