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sub meaning and definition
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Definition of sub (noun)
- 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
- synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
SUB verb
Definition of sub (verb)
- 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"
- synonyms: fill in, stand in, substitute
Source: Princeton University Wordnet