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sub

[suhb] ,noun, verb, subbed, sub⋅bing. Informal.
–noun
1. a submarine.
2. a substitute.
3. a submarine sandwich. hero sandwich.
4. a subcontractor.
5. a sublieutenant.
6. a subordinate.
7. a subaltern.
8. British. an advance against one's wages, esp. one granted as a subsistence allowance.
9. Photography. a substratum.
–verb (used without object)
10. to act as a substitute for another.
–verb (used with object)
11. Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.

Origin:
by shortening of words prefixed with sub-


3. See hero sandwich.
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sub 1   (sŭb)   
n.   Informal
  1. See submarine.

  2. See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.

sub 2   (sŭb)   
n.  A substitute.
intr.v.   subbed, sub·bing, subs
To act as a substitute.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
sub

  1. n.
    a substitute. : I was a sub in the school system for a while.
  2. in.
    to serve as a temporary replacement. : I subbed for Mary in a couple of games.
  3. n.
    a submarine. : I was aboard a sub for twenty minutes—and that was at Disney World.

  4. Go to submarine (sense 1). :
  5. n.
    a subscription, as to a magazine. : I got a sub to a computer magazine for my birthday.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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