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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Hypernyms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Preposition 1.4 Anagrams 2 Esperanto 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Preposition 3 Ido 3.1 Preposition 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Synonyms 5 Latin 5.1 Preposition 5.1.1 Derived terms 5.2 Preposition 5.3 Descendants 6 Romanian 6.1 Preposition

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sŭb, IPA: /sʌb/, SAMPA: /sVb/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌb

[edit] Etymology 1

Shortened form of any of various words beginning sub-, such as submarine, subroutine, substitute, subscription.

The sandwich is so called because the bun's cylindrical shape resembles the shape of a submarine.

[edit] Noun

sub (plural subs)

1. A submarine.
2. A submarine sandwich—a sandwich made on a long bun.

   We can get subs at that deli.

3. (US, informal) A substitute.

   With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.

   She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.

4. (British, informal) A substitute in a football (soccer) game: someone who comes on in place of another player part way through the game.
5. (British, informal, often in plural) Short for subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
6. (informal) A submissive in BDSM practices.
   • 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang‎

     ...roleplay where a sub or bottom takes care of a top's bodily and hygiene needs...

   • 2007, Laurell K Hamilton, The Harlequin

     "It means that I'm both a sub and a dom." "Submissive and dominant," I said. He nodded.

   • 2008, Lannie Rose, How to Change Your Sex

     Typically a dom and a sub have a more or less standard routine that they like to go through all the time.

[edit] Synonyms

• (submarine sandwich): grinder, hoagie

[edit] Hypernyms

• (submarine sandwich): sandwich

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to sub (third-person singular simple present subs, present participle subbing, simple past and past participle subbed)

1. (US, informal) To substitute for.
2. (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
3. (British, informal) (soccer) To replace (a player) with a substitute.

   He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

4. (British, informal) (soccer) Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.

   He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

5. (British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin sub.

[edit] Preposition

sub

1. Under.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bsu
• bus, bus.
• UBS
• USB

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sub.

[edit] Preposition

sub

1. under

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[edit] Ido

[edit] Preposition

sub

1. under

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

sub m. and f. inv.

1. skindiver, scuba diver

[edit] Synonyms

• subacqueo

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Preposition

sub (+ ablative)

1. under, beneath
2. behind
3. at the foot of
4. within, during
5. about (time)

[edit] Derived terms

• sub rosa

[edit] Preposition

sub (+ accusative)

1. under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)
2. until, before, up to, about

[edit] Descendants

• French: sous
• Italian: sotto
• Spanish: sota

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Preposition

sub

1. under