sub
sub /ˈsʌb/
noun
-
[Informal]
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
(
pigboat
, sub
[Informal] , U-boat
, submarine
)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
The USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine
The USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine
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[Informal, N. American]
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
(
bomber
[Informal, American] , Cuban sandwich
[ N. American] , grinder
[Informal, American] , hero
, hero sandwich
[ N. American] , hoagie
[ N. American] , hoagy
[ N. American] , Italian sandwich
[ N. American] , poor boy
[ N. American] , sub
[Informal, N. American] , submarine
[ N. American] , submarine sandwich
[ N. American] , torpedo
[American] , wedge
[Informal, American] , zep
[ N. American] )
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
verb
-
(
)
[Informal]
Be a substitute
(
fill in
, stand in
, sub
[Informal] , substitute
)
be a substitute
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet