sub

Meaning

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of submarine.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of submersible.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.
5. (British, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, often, plural) Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
6. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of subtitle
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of subeditor
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of subcontractor
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of subwoofer
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of submissive
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated) Clipping of subordinate
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated) Clipping of subaltern
15. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
17. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of subreddit.
18. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”)

Verb

1. (US, informal) To substitute for.
2. (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
3. (British, informal) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
4. (British, informal, often, uncommon) To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
5. (British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
6. (Internet, slang, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
7. (UK, slang, transitive) To lend (a person) money.
8. (intransitive, slang) To subscribe.
9. To take a submissive role.

Prep

Under.

Verb

1. To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
2. To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

Synonyms

submarine

substitute

pigboat

U-boat

hoagy

torpedo

wedge

Cuban sandwich

Italian sandwich

fill in

poor boy

stand in

submarine sandwich

zep

grinder

bomber

hero

🦸‍♂️

hero sandwich

subtitle

hoagie

submersible warship

deputize

double

junior

minor

proxy

replace

replacement

sacrifice

small

subcontract

submersible

substitution

subtraction

surrogate

pinch hitter

sub-editor

sub-

Translations

sottomarino

sous-marin

submarí

Abonnement

U-Boot

Atom-U-Boot

κατώτερος

Unter…

υποβρύχιο

υπο

héros

🦸‍♂️

remblayer

remplacer

suplir

غَوَّاصَة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sʌb/

Etymology

* Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.