SUB


Meaning of SUB in English

I. sub 1 /sʌb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal

1 . a ↑ submarine

2 . a ↑ substitute in sports such as football

3 . a ↑ subscription

4 . British English part of your wages that you receive earlier than usual because you need money SYN advance

5 . American English a long bread roll, split open and filled with meat, cheese etc

6 . American English a ↑ substitute teacher

7 . British English a ↑ sub-editor

II. sub 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle subbed , present participle subbing ) informal

1 . [intransitive] to act as a ↑ substitute for someone

sub for

Roy’s subbing for Chris in tonight’s game.

2 . [transitive] British English to give someone part of their wages earlier than usual or lend them money:

I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers.

3 . [transitive] British English to ↑ subedit something

III. sub ‧ ma ‧ rine 1 /ˈsʌbməriːn, ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ BrE AmE ( also sub ) noun [countable]

a ship, especially a military one, that can stay under water:

a nuclear submarine

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THESAURUS

■ military ships

▪ warship a military ship with guns, used in a war

▪ battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it

▪ aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on

▪ destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships

▪ gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast

▪ submarine a military ship that can stay under water:

a nuclear submarine

▪ minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water

IV. ˌsubstitute ˈteacher BrE AmE ( also substitute , sub informal ) noun [countable]

American English a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is ill SYN supply teacher British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.