Pronunciations (2)
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/sʌb/
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/sʊb/
Pronunciation notes
- Ireland
- Northern-England
Verb
To substitute for.
Usage- US usage
- Informal
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
Usage- US usage
- Informal
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
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He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
- often
- Uncommon
- as "sub on"
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He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
Usage- UK usage
To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
Usage- Internet
- Slang
- Transitive
To lend (a person) money.
Usage- UK usage
- Slang
- Transitive
- Examples
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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.
To subscribe.
Usage- Intransitive
- Slang
To take a submissive role.
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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?
Wasn't like she'd never subbed before. She'd been a sub longer than she'd been a Dominatrix–ten years she'd spent in a collar.
Preposition
Under.
Verb
To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
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1997, Marina A. Lynch, S. M. O'Mara (editors), Ali D. Hames, D. Rickwood (series editors), Neuroscience Labfax, page 166, Ensure that gloves are worn when handling subbed slides. Although the following protocol describes subbing with gelatin, slides may also be coated with either 3-(triethoxysilyl-)propylamine (TESPA) or poly-L-lysine for in situ hybridization.
Noun
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
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- Broader terms
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- Broader terms
Verb
be a substitute
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
- Examples
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The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream — we are on a strict diet