Sub - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|sʌb|
Brit.
|sʌb|
noun
- 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 (syn: bomber, grinder, hero, submarine, torpedo, wedge)
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes (syn: submarine, u-boat)
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes (syn: submarine, u-boat)
verb
- be a substitute (syn: fill in, stand in, substitute)
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
Extra examples
Smith subbed for Jones at halftime.
Smith subbed Jones at halftime.
Roy's subbing for Chris in tonight's game.
I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers.
Who will sub me a few quid?
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: sub
he/she/it: subs
present participle: subbing
past tense: subbed
past participle: subbed
I/you/we/they: sub
he/she/it: subs
present participle: subbing
past tense: subbed
past participle: subbed
noun
singular: sub
plural: subs
singular: sub
plural: subs
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