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Sub

/sʌb/

A submarine.

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📖 Definitions of "Sub"

noun

1
A submarine.
2
A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
"We can get subs at that deli."
3
A substitute, often in sports.
"She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate."
4
(often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.

verb

1
To substitute for.
2
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
3
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
"He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time."
4
Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
"He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes."

🔄 Synonyms of "Sub"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
substitutenoun	(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
wedgenoun	One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
torpedonoun	(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
submarinenoun	(nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
fill inverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.
bombernoun	(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
hoagienoun	(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
poor boynoun	(US) A submarine sandwich: a po' boy.
stand innoun	A substitute; a replacement.
hero sandwichnoun	(US) A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
pigboatnoun	(slang, archaic) submarine
hoagynoun	Alternative form of hoagie. [(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.]
submarine sandwichnoun	(US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise.
cuban sandwichnoun	A particular kind of meat-and-cheese sandwich made on Cuban bread.
grindernoun	Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.
heronoun	Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
italian sandwichnoun	(US) A type of submarine sandwich consisting of French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.
u-boatnoun	(military, nautical, historical) Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War.
zepnoun	(US, dialectal) A certain type of submarine sandwich

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sub"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
submarinenoun	(nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
pigboatnoun	(slang, archaic) submarine
u-boatnoun	(military, nautical, historical) Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War.
bombernoun	(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
wedgenoun	One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
fill inverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.
poor boynoun	(US) A submarine sandwich: a po' boy.
stand innoun	A substitute; a replacement.
substitutenoun	(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
hoagynoun	Alternative form of hoagie. [(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.]
zepnoun	(US, dialectal) A certain type of submarine sandwich
hero sandwichnoun	(US) A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
submarine sandwichnoun	(US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise.
italian sandwichnoun	(US) A type of submarine sandwich consisting of French bread sliced lengthwise, filled with salami or ham with cheese and onion.
hoagienoun	(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
cuban sandwichnoun	A particular kind of meat-and-cheese sandwich made on Cuban bread.
heronoun	Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
grindernoun	Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.
torpedonoun	(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
boatnoun	A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.