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adj
Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: submerged
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Hidden or undisclosed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: undersea, subsea
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A boat that can go underwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: U-boat
Antonyms: surface ship
Broader terms: boat, watercraft, vessel, vehicle
noun
Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any submarine plant or animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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verb
To operate or serve on a submarine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To sink or submerge oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive, sometimes
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verb
To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
beneath the surface of the sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: undersea
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pigboat, sub, 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
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.
Synonyms: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich
verb
attack by submarine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack, assail
verb
control a submarine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operate, control
verb
bring down with a blow to the legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
verb
throw with an underhand motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flip, toss, sky, pitch
verb
move forward or under in a sliding motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.
Across languages
179 source translations are retained for this English entry.
