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English adjective: submarine | |||
| 1. | submarine beneath the surface of the sea | ||
| Synonyms | undersea | ||
| Similar | subsurface | ||
| Antonyms | overhead, surface | ||
English noun: submarine | |||
| 1. | submarine (artifact) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | ||
| Synonyms | pigboat, sub, 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 | ||
| 2. | submarine (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, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sandwich | ||
English verb: submarine | |||
| 1. | submarine (motion) move forward or under in a sliding motion | ||
| Samples | The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue | ||
| 2. | submarine (contact) throw with an underhand motion | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flip, pitch, sky, toss | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 3. | submarine (contact) bring down with a blow to the legs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 4. | submarine (contact) control a submarine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, operate | ||
| 5. | submarine (competition) attack by submarine | ||
| Samples | The Germans submarined the Allies. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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