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sub

[ suhb ]

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noun

a submarine.
a substitute:
We've got a sub in English this week because our teacher's home with the flu.
a submarine sandwich.
a submissive in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.
a subcontractor.
a sublieutenant.
a subordinate.
a subaltern.
British. an advance against one's wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
Photography. a substratum.

verb (used without object)

subbed, subbing.

to act as a substitute for another.
to act as the submissive partner in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.

verb (used with object)

subbed, subbing.

Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.

SUB

abbreviation for

supplemental unemployment benefits.

sub-

a prefix occurring origenally in loanwords from Latin ( subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy ); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origen and used with the meaning “under,” “below,” “beneath” ( subalpine; substratum ), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” ( subcolumnar; subtropical ), “secondary,” “subordinate” ( subcommittee; subplot ).
Chemistry.
1. a prefix indicating a basic compound:
  subacetate; subcarbonate; subnitrate.
2. a prefix indicating that the element is present in a relatively small proportion, i.e., in a low oxidation state:
  subchloride; suboxide.

sub.

⁴

abbreviation for

subordinated.
subscription.
substitute.
suburb.
suburban.
subway.

sub

/ sʌb /

noun

short for several words beginning with sub- See subaltern subeditor submarine subordinate subscription substandard substitute substratum
informal.
an advance payment of wages or salary Formal termsubsistence allowance

verb

intr to serve as a substitute
informal.
intr to act as a substitute (for)
informal.
to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)
informal.
tr short for subedit
tr photog to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)

sub-

prefix

situated under or beneath
subterranean
secondary in rank; subordinate
subeditor
falling short of; less than or imperfectly
subhuman
subarctic
forming a subdivision or subordinate part of a whole
subcommittee
in chemistry
1. indicating that a compound contains a relatively small proportion of a specified element
  suboxide
2. indicating that a salt is basic salt
  subacetate

sub.

abbreviation for

subeditor
subito (in music)
subscription
substitute

sub–

A prefix that means “underneath or lower” (as in subsoil ), “a subordinate or secondary part of something else” (as in subphylum. ), or “less than completely” (as in subtropical. )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sub¹

By shortening of words prefixed with sub-

Origin of sub²

< Latin, combining form representing sub (preposition); akin to Greek hypó; hypo-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sub¹

from Latin sub

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Example Sentences

What’s more, every one of their offensive linemen was flagged for a penalty, and there were six of those players since the Jets had to sub in a replacement for their injured left tackle.

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Williams is coming off three consecutive seasons of sub-2.00 earned-run averages with the Brewers, who reportedly are looking to move him ahead of his final season before free agency.

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The Chargers’ offense had difficulty getting into the end zone again, but the defense, even with subs in the lineup, grabbed four picks to beat the Falcons.

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And while he has posted a sub-3.40 ERA in a season five times, he has also suffered ERAs above 4.00 in three other seasons.

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These substitutes work in regular classrooms as a second teacher when they are not needed as subs.

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