Definitions for sub
sʌbsub

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

   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

2. submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boatverb

   a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

3. substitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subnoun

   a shortened form of submarine, the boat.

2. Subnoun

   a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sub

   in composition, signifies a subordinate degree.

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1. Sub

   Sub is a common abbreviation of words beginning with the prefix "sub-".

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1. sub

   A prefix "sub-" generally refers to things that are underneath, below, lesser, or secondary in position, size, or importance. It can also imply a smaller part of a larger whole. For example, in words like "submarine" (a craft that operates below the water) or "subsection" (a smaller section within a larger section).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subnoun

   a subordinate; a subaltern

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sub

   Sub is the debut album by Swiss Industrial metal band Apollyon Sun, released in 2000 on Mayan Records. Work on a full album, Sub began at London's Trident Studios in 1998, with renown producer Roli Mosimann. Further recording and mixing sessions took place at Manhattan's EastSide Sound, London's Nomis Studios, and at various studio locations in Switzerland. Sub features prominent final mixes by Mosimann, John Fryer, and Apollyon Sun themselves. Sub was released globally through Mayan Records in late summer 2000, after two years of studio work. "Human III" continues from a song developed by Tom Gabriel Fischer, following on from "Human" from Celtic Frost's Morbid Tales and "Human II" from Celtic Frost's Cold Lake. "Messiah" is a remake of the Hellhammer song Messiah. Hellhammer being one of Tom Gabriel Fischer's former bands. "Reefer Boy" and "Concrete Satan" both appeared on the God Leaves EP, however they have been completely re-recorded for Sub. There are several unreleased songs from these sessions including "Cradle", a re-recorded version of “God Leaves” and two further instrumentals.

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1. Sub

   sub, n. (coll.) a subordinate, a subaltern: subsist money, being a part of a man's wages paid to him while the work is going on.

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1. SUB

   What does SUB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SUB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sub

   Short for “subsidise,” or to draw something in advance of one’s salary.

Matched Categories

1. • Exchange
   • Sandwich

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for sub »

1. bus

How to pronounce sub?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sub in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sub in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sub in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sub in a Sentence

1. Iwan Isnurwanto:

   There was nothing that they could do, no time to do anything... if the sub was brought down by such a wave. It likely angled [downward], causing all the crew members to roll down, we have to do further investigation, but that is most likely what happened.

2. Matt Rosendale:

   Women compromise the fastest-growing sub-population within the military and the veteran populations. Yet many of their health needs go unaddressed in a VA system that has not evolved to serve a rapidly changing population.

3. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon:

   The threat has been changed dramatically from conventional type warfare to what might be called super-conventional...weapons of mass destruction, or sub-conventional like terror, rockets, and missiles.

4. Jeff Nemeth:

   Nigeria is a priority market for us in sub-Saharan Africa, depending on how Nigeria develops over time ... we are potentially looking at using our Nigerian plant to service West Africa.

5. John Chidsey:

   We were one of the few, if only, sub shop that did n’t slice in restaurant. Not only does it give the guest a better perception of seeing the nice, fluffy meat, but we save a lot of money since we were paying a lot of money to have it sliced upstream.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sub
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=sub
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sub
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sub
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sub
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sub
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sub