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sub

  [suhb] ,noun, verb, subbed, sub⋅bing. Informal.
Use sub in a Sentence
–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-

Regional variation note:
3. See hero sandwich.
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SUB

 
supplemental unemployment benefits.

sub-

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

Origin:
< L, comb. form repr. sub (prep.); akin to Gk hypó; see hypo-

sub.

 
1. subordinated.
2. subscription.
3. substitute.
4. suburb.
5. suburban.
6. subway.
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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.
sub·ma·rine   (sŭb'mə-rēn', sŭb'mə-rēn')   
n.  

  1. Nautical A vessel that is capable of operating submerged. Also called sub1.

  2. A large sandwich consisting of a long roll split lengthwise and filled with layers of meat, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and condiments. Also called sub1; also called regionally Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, torpedo, wedge, zep.

adj.  Beneath the surface of the water; undersea.
v.   sub·ma·rined, sub·ma·rin·ing, sub·ma·rines

v.   tr.

  1. To attack by submarine, especially with torpedoes.

  2. Sports To knock down with a blow to the legs.

  3. Baseball To pitch (a ball) with an underhand motion.

v.   intr.
To slide, drive, or throw under something.
The long sandwich featuring layers of meat and cheese on a crusty Italian roll or French bread goes by a variety of names. These names are not distributed in a pattern similar to that of other regional words because their use depends on the business and marketing enterprise of the people who create the sandwiches and sell them. Submarine and sub are widespread terms, not assignable to any particular region. Many of the localized terms are clustered in the northeast United States, where the greatest numbers of Italian Americans live. In Maine, it is called an Italian sandwich, befitting its heritage. Elsewhere in New England and in Sacramento, California, it is often called a grinder. New York City knows it as a hero. In the Delaware Valley, including Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, the sandwich is called a hoagie. Speakers in Miami use the name Cuban sandwich. Along the Gulf Coast the same sandwich is often called a poor boy. In New Orleans, a poor boy is likely to be offered in a version featuring fried oysters.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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Word Origin & History

sub- 
prefix of L. origin meaning "under," from L. preposition sub "under" (also "close to, up to, towards"), from PIE base *upo- "from below," hence "turning upward, upward, up, over, beyond" (cf. Skt. upa "near, under, up to, on," Gk. hypo "under," Goth. iup, O.N., O.E. upp "up, upward," Hittite up-zi "rises"). Used as a prefix and in various combinations. The original meaning is now obscured in many words from Latin (suggest, suspect, subject, etc.); the prefix is active in Mod. Eng., however, sometimes meaning "subordinate" (as in subcontinent, first recorded 1863) or "inferior" (a sense first attested 1963). Many such words are transparent (e.g. subcommittee, 1610) and etymologies of their root words may be found under those headings. As a word of its own, sub is first recorded 1830, as a shortened form of substitute (originally of printer's substitutes). The verb in this sense is from 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sub-
Function: prefix
1 : under : beneath : below <substandard>
2 a : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to <subagent> b : subordinate portion of : subdivision of <subchapter> <subcommittee> c : assigning to another by the same method <sublicense> <subcontract>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

sub- pref.

  1. Below; under; beneath: subcutaneous.

  2. Subordinate; secondary: subinfection.

  3. Subdivision: subkingdom.

  4. Less than completely or normally; nearly; almost: subfertility.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

SUB
Substitute

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
sub

  1. submarine

  2. substitute

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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