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English noun: sub | |||
| 1. | sub (food) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sandwich | ||
| 2. | sub (artifact) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | ||
| Synonyms | pigboat, submarine, U-boat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | submersible, submersible warship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attack submarine, auxiliary research submarine, fleet ballistic missile submarine, nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine | ||
| Part holonym | asdic, breather, conning tower, echo sounder, escape hatch, periscope, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather, sonar | ||
English verb: sub | |||
| 1. | sub (possession) be a substitute | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, exchange, interchange | ||
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