sub

Study(10)

/sʌb/

verb 7noun 5prep 1

Collocations

ADJ.

ready

The team had several sub ready players on the bench waiting for their chance to play.

VERB + SUB

ate, keep, want

I ate a sub for lunch because I didn't have time to cook dinner.

SUB + NOUN

investigation, quid, rome, rosa, sandwiches

The detective opened a sub investigation into the company's financial records.

PREP.

I had to sub in for my colleague who called in sick yesterday afternoon.

Definitions

noun

Abbreviation of submarine.

You know, we got Russian subs creepin' around; anythin' goes wrong they can say whatever they want happened! Give their folks medals!

Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

We can get subs at that deli.

Clipping of submersible.

Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.

With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.

She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.

Clipping of subtitle

I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.

verb

To substitute for.

To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

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.

To bring on (a player) as a substitute.

He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.

prep

Under.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

noun — a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise

verb — be a substitute

substitute

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

semper ubi sub ubi

Always wear underwear. (Literally, ‘always where under where’).

And on the subject of “below” or “under,” there is the famous line that every student of Latin knows by heart: Semper ubi sub ubi.

Example Bank

You know, we got Russian subs creepin' around; anythin' goes wrong they can say whatever they want happened! Give their folks medals!

Wiktionary

We can get subs at that deli.

Wiktionary

With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.

Wiktionary

He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

Wiktionary

He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

Wiktionary

I kept up the pleasantries as we were drying our hands and, realizing I didn't have any change for the lodger, I asked him, one drummer to another like, if he could sub me a quid for the dish.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sub is marked as informal, US, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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