Meaning & Definition of Sub in English
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Sub
/səb/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- bomber,
- grinder,
- hero,
- hero sandwich,
- hoagie,
- hoagy,
- Cuban sandwich,
- Italian sandwich,
- poor boy,
- sub,
- submarine,
- submarine sandwich,
- torpedo,
- wedge,
- zep
2. A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
synonym:
- submarine,
- pigboat,
- sub,
- U-boat
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- substitute,
- sub,
- stand in,
- fill in
Examples of using
Let's keep this conversation sub rosa.
I want a sub rosa investigation of the bodies.