sub as a noun: - 1
- 2
as a verb: - 1
sub
noun
1 sub
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, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep ... show more.
Dutch: Zep, hoofdrolspeler
2 sub
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes.
synonyms: pigboat, submarine, U-boat.
Dutch: U-boot, duikboot, onderzeeboot, onderzeeër
Polish: okręt podwodny
verb
1 sub
Be a substitute:
— The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
— The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.
synonyms: fill in, stand in, substitute.
adjective
Roget 34:
inferior,
smaller;
small
etc.
32;
minor,
less,
lesser,
deficient,
minus,
lower,
subordinate,
secondary;
secondrate
etc.
(imperfect)
651;
sub,
subaltern;
thrown into the shade;
weighed in the balance and found wanting;
not fit to hold a candle to,
can't hold a candle to.
least,
smallest
etc.
(little)
(small)
etc.
193;
lowest.
diminished
etc.
(decreased)
36;
reduced
etc.
(contracted)
195;
unimportant
etc.
643.
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