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SUB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: subbed    , subbing   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

Synonyms:

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sub" is a kind of...):

submersible; submersible warship (a warship designed to operate under water)

Meronyms (parts of "sub"):

conning tower (a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting)

escape hatch (hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency)

periscope (an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field)

breather; schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel; snorkel breather (air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time)

asdic; echo sounder; sonar (a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sub"):

attack submarine (a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping)

auxiliary research submarine (a submarine for research purposes)

fleet ballistic missile submarine (a submarine carrying ballistic missiles)

nautilus; nuclear-powered submarine; nuclear submarine (a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bomber; Cuban sandwich; grinder; hero; hero sandwich; hoagie; hoagy; Italian sandwich; poor boy; sub; submarine; submarine sandwich; torpedo; wedge; zep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sub" is a kind of...):

sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be a substitute

Example:

The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet

Synonyms:

fill in; stand in; sub; substitute

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "sub" is one way to...):

change; exchange; interchange (give to, and receive from, one another)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

subbing (working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence)

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