sub

Under.

Noun

  1. 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! - 1989, James Cameron, The Abyss (motion picture), spoken by Alan "Hippy" Carnes...
  2. Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
    • We can get subs at that deli.

    Synonyms: see submarine sandwich

    Hypernyms: sandwich food meal

  3. Clipping of submersible.
  4. 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.
    • At any other school you would be playing varsity, and Wallace has you pigeon-holed on the subs." "Maybe he has his reasons," Jim replied. "And he hasn't pigeon-holed me on the subs yet — not this season. - 1930, Boy's...
  5. Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
    • According to the best available information, GALAXY has several times as many subs as any other science fiction magazine! - 1951, H. L. Gold, “Annual Report”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, volume 2, number 6, page 2:
    • My friend Keith got me a sub to your paper for my Christmas present. - 1985 February 2, 18, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 18:
  6. Clipping of subtitle
    • I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.

    Synonyms: CC S

  7. Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)
    • The default accessor can be overridden by declaring a sub of the same name in the package. - 2002, Nathan Patwardhan, Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Perl in a nutshell:
    • So far, all the subs and functions that we have used have been those built into the system, or those written to handle events from controls […] - 2004, P. K. McBride, Introductory Visual Basic.NET, page 49:
  8. Clipping of subeditor
  9. Clipping of subcontractor
    • Evoking the train of power that enables effective government, [historian Ramsay MacMullen] wrote: “At every point of connection the original intent must be transmitted as it was received. Otherwise it will come to...
  10. Clipping of subwoofer
  11. Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
  12. Clipping of submissive
    • […] roleplay where a sub or bottom takes care of a top's bodily and hygiene needs […] - 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
    • "It means that I'm both a sub and a dom." "Submissive and dominant," I said. He nodded. - 2007, Laurell K Hamilton, The Harlequin:
    • Typically a dom and a sub have a more or less standard routine that they like to go through all the time. - 2008, Lannie Rose, How to Change Your Sex:

Origin

* Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.

Forms

subs

Derived

antisub blood sub D-sub dye-sub fansub femsub giftsub Italian sub Italian sub sandwich malesub minisub narcosub party sub pizza sub pizza sub sandwich pub-sub semisub soft-sub soft sub stone sub subathon sub bench subber subbie

Preposition

  1. Under.

Origin

From Latin sub.

Verb US, informal

  1. To substitute for.
  2. To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
  3. 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.
  4. To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
    • He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
  5. To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
  6. To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
  7. To lend (a person) money.
    • 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. - 2011, Rowland Rivron,...
  8. To subscribe.
  9. To take a submissive role.
    • You've never subbed before. Jessica will be expecting a man on stage that follows orders and enjoys what she's going to be doing. Do you want to be spanked? Possibly whipped? - 2012, Alicia White, Jessica's Breakdown,...
    • Wasn't like she'd never subbed before. She'd been a sub longer than she'd been a Dominatrix–ten years she'd spent in a collar. - 2012, Tiffany Reisz, Little Red Riding Crop:

Forms

subs subbing subbed

Related

switch

Derived

fansub resub subber subbie sub in sub out unsub

Verb Entry 4

  1. To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
  2. To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
    • 1997, Marina A. Lynch, S. M. O'Mara (editors), Ali D. Hames, D. Rickwood (series editors), Neuroscience Labfax, page 166, Ensure that gloves are worn when handling subbed slides. Although the following protocol...

Forms

subs subbing subbed

Related

semper ubi sub ubi sub atomic sub fusc sub judice sub modo sub nom. sub silencio sub specie aeterni sub voce