sub

About 24.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Suku.
2. noun Abbreviation of submarine.
3. noun Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

   We can get subs at that deli.

4. noun Clipping of submersible.
5. noun Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.

   With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.

6. noun Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
7. noun Clipping of subtitle.

   I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.

8. noun Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)

Similar words

submarine pigboat u-boat bomber wedge fill in poor boy stand in substitute hoagy

Often followed by

nom specie private rosa the end judice and sub

Word family

subbed subbing subs