sub

Definition

• n. 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
• n. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
• v. be a substitute

Word forms

Present participle

subbing

Past tense

subbed

Past participle

subbed

Third person singular

subs

Example sentences

1. n.

   The captain ordered the sub to dive deeper into the ocean.

2. a.

   He worked as a sub manager in the company.

3. vt.

   We decided to sub the project to a more experienced team.

4. vi.

   If you can’t attend the meeting, please sub for me.

5. [計]

   The software includes a sub that handles data processing.