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sub

1

[ suhb ]

noun

  1. a submarine.
  2. a substitute:

    We've got a sub in English this week because our teacher's home with the flu.

  3. a submarine sandwich.
  4. a submissive in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.
  5. a subcontractor.
  6. a sublieutenant.
  7. a subordinate.
  8. a subaltern.
  9. British. an advance against one's wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
  10. Photography. a substratum.


verb (used without object)

, subbed, sub·bing.
  1. to act as a substitute for another.
  2. to act as the submissive partner in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.

verb (used with object)

, subbed, sub·bing.
  1. Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.

SUB

2

abbreviation for

  1. supplemental unemployment benefits.

sub-

3
  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.
    1. a prefix indicating a basic compound:

      subacetate; subcarbonate; subnitrate.

    2. a prefix indicating that the element is present in a relatively small proportion, i.e., in a low oxidation state:

      subchloride; suboxide.

sub.

4

abbreviation for

  1. subordinated.
  2. subscription.
  3. substitute.
  4. suburb.
  5. suburban.
  6. subway.

sub

1

/ sʌb /

noun

  1. short for several words beginning with sub- See subaltern subeditor submarine subordinate subscription substandard substitute substratum
  2. informal.
    an advance payment of wages or salary Formal termsubsistence allowance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to serve as a substitute
  2. informal.
    intr to act as a substitute (for)
  3. informal.
    to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)
  4. informal.
    tr short for subedit
  5. tr photog to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sub-

2

prefix

  1. situated under or beneath

    subterranean

  2. secondary in rank; subordinate

    subeditor

  3. falling short of; less than or imperfectly

    subhuman

    subarctic

  4. forming a subdivision or subordinate part of a whole

    subcommittee

  5. in chemistry
    1. indicating that a compound contains a relatively small proportion of a specified element

      suboxide

    2. indicating that a salt is basic salt

      subacetate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sub.

3

abbreviation for

  1. subeditor
  2. subito (in music)
  3. subscription
  4. substitute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sub–

  1. A prefix that means “underneath or lower” (as in subsoil ), “a subordinate or secondary part of something else” (as in subphylum. ), or “less than completely” (as in subtropical. )


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sub1

By shortening of words prefixed with sub-

Origin of sub2

< Latin, combining form representing sub (preposition); akin to Greek hypó; hypo-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sub1

from Latin sub
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Example Sentences

It’s not just the likes of Bud Light and Duracell that are looking to capitalize on gaming’s pivot from sub culture into popular culture, it’s also those not traditionally associated with the space.

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From both a nutritional and textural standpoint, it’s an excellent sub for turkey.

While not every one of Arc’s clients operates a subscription business, subs have become an increasingly important priority to Arc clients since Arc launched subscription tools last year.

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I couldn’t get into first-person shooters the way he could, but it wasn’t far from where I rubbernecked between the console stalls with a backpack and soda, testing out demos and watching anime subs downloaded from mIRC.

Hundreds of thousands of subs for one cable company alone just last year.

“One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.

About one in three girls in sub-Saharan Africa experience sexual violence before turning 18.

This fate is unfortunately not rare for girls, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

Many Obama administration sub-Cabinet positions (e.g. Surgeon General) have gone unfilled because of GOP opposition.

Sub- and counter-cultures are what have driven McKell throughout his career as a portrait photographer.

Habet Rimbegui ostia sua sub gradu quadragesimo tertio cum besse.

Lannes enlisted in the second battalion of the volunteers of Gers, and was at once elected sub-lieutenant by his fellow-citizens.

Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!

REEF k, in latitude 14 degrees 47 minutes, has a dry sand upon it: its sub-marine extent was not ascertained.

Then he returned to his province, entered the seminary, and became a sub-deacon of the diocese of Nueva Segovia.

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