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sub - 4 definitions

- noun
1. bomber -- 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, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. submarine -- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
synonyms: submarine, pigboat, U-boat
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
3. substitute -- 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: substitute, stand in, fill in
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. sub, subs -- to act as a substitute
synonyms: subs, subbed
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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