as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
we shared a tuna sub at lunch
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back
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as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
the weekend anchor is subbing for the station's main anchor all this week she subbed for middle school teachers in the district as needed
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Recent Examples of sub
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The Harry Potter movie was watched more than 40 million times on Max last year and reached nearly 20% of the WBD streamer’s subs in the measured territories, placing it eighth on the list, according to the analysis firm.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Fellow prospect Marcelo Mayer went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and an error after starting at third base, and Garcia went 0 for 2 after subbing in at center field.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rutten said the meatball sub is especially popular.
—Verb
With just 2:38 elapsed, coach Jim Crutchfield subbed in four new players.
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“Sub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sub. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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