sub

noun19

1. •
   (informal) a player or teacher who takes the place of another for a short time

   • With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.
   • She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.
2. •
   Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

   • We can get subs at that deli.
3. •
   Abbreviation of submarine.

   • You know, we got Russian subs creepin' around; anythin' goes wrong they can say whatever they want happened! Give their folks medals! — 1989
4. •
   Clipping of submersible.
5. •
   (Internet, informal) Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.

   • I'm totally stoked; just got 10 new subs after my last video.
6. •
   (informal) Clipping of subtitle

   • I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.
7. •
   (Internet) Clipping of subreddit.

   • That sub had so much politics to the point that I unfollowed it entirely.
8. •
   (UK, informal) Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).

   • According to the best available information, GALAXY has several times as many subs as any other science fiction magazine! — 1951
9. •
   (informal) Clipping of submissive

   • "It means that I'm both a sub and a dom." "Submissive and dominant," I said. He nodded. — 2007
10. •
    (slang) Clipping of subwoofer
11. •
    Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)

    • The default accessor can be overridden by declaring a sub of the same name in the package. — 2002
12. •
    (informal) Clipping of subeditor
13. •
    (informal) Clipping of subcontractor
14. •
    (informal) Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
15. •
    (informal, old-fashioned) Clipping of subordinate
16. •
    (informal, old-fashioned) Clipping of subaltern
17. •
    (Philippines, informal) Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”)
18. •
    (Internet) Clipping of subliminal (“an audio or video recording intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener”)

    • Btw subliminals are the shit. I've been listening to some subs for symmetry, beauty, etc., & someone I met for the first time asked me if I got a nose job bc my nose looked so straight & perfect. — 2024
19. •
    (informal) Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.

verb11

1. •
   (informal) To substitute for.
2. •
   (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
3. •
   (informal) 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. •
   (informal) To bring on (a player) as a substitute.

   • He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
5. •
   (slang) To subscribe.
6. •
   (UK) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
7. •
   (UK, slang) To lend (a person) money.

   • I kept up the pleasantries as we were drying our hands and, realizing I didn't have any change for the lodger, I asked him, one drummer to another like, if he could sub me a quid for the dish. — 2011
8. •
   (Internet, slang) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
9. •
   (slang) To take a submissive role.

   • You've never subbed before. Jessica will be expecting a man on stage that follows orders and enjoys what she's going to be doing. Do you want to be spanked? Possibly whipped? — 2012
10. •
    To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
11. •
    To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

preposition1

1. •
   Under.

verb2

1. •
   Abbreviation of substitute.
2. •
   Abbreviation of subaudi.