sub
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.
NounEdit
sub (plural subs)
- A submarine.
- 1989, James Cameron, The Abyss, spoken by Alan "Hippy" Carnes (Todd Graff):
- You know, we got Russian subs creepin' around; anythin' goes wrong they can say whatever they want happened! Give their folks medals!
- A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
- We can get subs at that deli.
- (informal) A substitute, often in sports or teaching.
- With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.
- She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.
- 1930, Boy's Live, Philip Scruggs, There Can Be Victory, page 20
- At any other school you would be playing varsity, and Wallace has you pigeon-holed on the subs." "Maybe he has his reasons," Jim replied. "And he hasn't pigeon-holed me on the subs yet — not this season.
- (Britain, informal, often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
- 1951, H. L. Gold, “Annual Report” in Galaxy Science Fiction, volume 2, number 6, page 2:
- According to the best available information, GALAXY has several times as many subs as any other science fiction magazine!
- 1951, H. L. Gold, “Annual Report” in Galaxy Science Fiction, volume 2, number 6, page 2:
- (Internet, informal) A subtitle.
- I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.
- (computing, programming) A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).
- 2002, Nathan Patwardhan, Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Perl in a nutshell
- The default accessor can be overridden by declaring a sub of the same name in the package.
- 2004, P. K. McBride, Introductory Visual Basic.NET (page 49)
- So far, all the subs and functions that we have used have been those built into the system, or those written to handle events from controls […]
- 2002, Nathan Patwardhan, Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Perl in a nutshell
- (colloquial) A subeditor.
- (colloquial) A subcontractor.
- (slang) A subwoofer.
- (BDSM, informal) A submissive.
- 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
- […] roleplay where a sub or bottom takes care of a top's bodily and hygiene needs […]
- 2007, Laurell K Hamilton, The Harlequin:
- "It means that I'm both a sub and a dom." "Submissive and dominant," I said. He nodded.
- 2008, Lannie Rose, How to Change Your Sex:
- Typically a dom and a sub have a more or less standard routine that they like to go through all the time.
- (colloquial, dated) A subordinate.
- (colloquial, dated) A subaltern.
- 1911, J. Milton Hayes, The Green Eye of the Yellow God
- He was known as 'Mad Carew' by the subs at Khatmandu,
He was hotter than they felt inclined to tell;
But for all his foolish pranks, he was worshipped in the ranks,
And the Colonel's daughter smiled on him as well.
- He was known as 'Mad Carew' by the subs at Khatmandu,
- 1911, J. Milton Hayes, The Green Eye of the Yellow God
- (colloquial, Internet) A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
- I'm totally stoked; just got 10 new subs after my last video.
- (colloquial) Subsistence money: part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
- (Internet slang) Short for subreddit.
SynonymsEdit
- (submarine sandwich): submarine, submarine sandwich; grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, po' boy, spuckie, torpedo, wedge
HypernymsEdit
- (submarine sandwich): sandwich
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
submarine — See also translations at submarine
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submarine sandwich
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substitute
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slang: subscription
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submissive in BDSM
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computing: subroutine — see subroutine
subeditor — see subeditor
subcontractor — see subcontractor
subordinate — see subordinate
subwoofer — see subwoofer
subaltern — see subaltern
subscription to an online channel or feed
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VerbEdit
sub (third-person singular simple present subs, present participle subbing, simple past and past participle subbed)
- (US, informal) To substitute for.
- (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- (Britain, informal, soccer) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
- He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
- (Britain, informal, soccer) Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
- (Britain) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- (slang, Internet, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
- (UK, slang, transitive) To lend.
- 2011, Rowland Rivron, What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?:
- 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.
- (slang, intransitive) To subscribe.
- (BDSM) To take a submissive role.
- 2012, Alicia White, Jessica's Breakdown (page 53)
- 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?
- 2012, Tiffany Reisz, Little Red Riding Crop:
- 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.
- 2012, Alicia White, Jessica's Breakdown (page 53)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- switch (one who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role)
Etymology 2Edit
PrepositionEdit
sub
VerbEdit
sub (third-person singular simple present subs, present participle subbing, simple past and past participle subbed)
- To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
- (microscopy) To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
- 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.
- 1997, Marina A. Lynch, S. M. O'Mara (editors), Ali D. Hames, D. Rickwood (series editors), Neuroscience Labfax, page 166,
AnagramsEdit
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NounEdit
sub c (plural subs)
EsperantoEdit
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Audio (file)
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sub
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IdoEdit
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sub
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
sub m or f by sense (invariable)
- skin-diver, scuba diver
- Synonym: subacqueo
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of English submissive.
NounEdit
sub m or f by sense (invariable)
- bottom, submissive (BDSM partner)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ sub in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upó.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
sub (+ accusative, ablative)
- (with ablative) under, beneath
- (with ablative) behind
- (with ablative) at the feet of
- (with ablative) within, during
- (with ablative) about, around (time); just before, just after, shortly before, shortly after
- (with accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)
- (with accusative) until, before, up to, about
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Old Galician-Portuguese: sob
- Old Spanish: so
- Spanish: so (in certain fossilized expressions)
- → English: sub
ReferencesEdit
- “sub”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sub”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sub in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- sub in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- at the foot of the mountain: sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monte
- in the open air: sub divo
- to come within the sphere of the senses: sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadere
- to come within the sphere of the senses: sensibus or sub sensus subiectum esse
- to have to submit to the uncertainties of fortune; to be subject to Fortune's caprice: sub varios incertosque casus subiectum esse
- to be comprised under the term 'fear.: sub metum subiectum esse
- to represent a thing vividly: oculis or sub oculos, sub aspectum subicere aliquid
- graphic depiction: rerum sub aspectum paene subiectio (De Or. 3. 53. 202)
- to give a general idea of a thing: sub unum aspectum subicere aliquid
- to sell a prisoner of war as a slave: aliquem sub corona vendere (B. G. 3. 16)
- the case is still undecided: adhuc sub iudice lis est (Hor. A. P. 77)
- to occupy the foot of a hill: considere sub monte (sub montis radicibus)
- the free men are sold as slaves: libera corpora sub corona (hasta) veneunt (B. G. 3. 16. 4)
- to be subject to some one, under some one's dominion: sub imperio et dicione alicuius esse
- at the foot of the mountain: sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monte
RomanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin subtus, from sub, from Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Compare Aromanian sum.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
sub (+accusative)
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SpanishEdit
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sub
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
sub c
- (slang) a subwoofer, a bass loudspeaker; Contraction of subwoofer.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of sub | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sub | subben | subbar | subbarna |
Genitive | subs | subbens | subbars | subbarnas |