Background for sub

sub

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noun

Examples :

"The captain of the sub was proud of his crew's excellent work. "

nautical vehicle military ocean

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A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

Examples :

"We can get subs at that deli."

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noun

A substitute, often in sports.

Examples :

"She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate."

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(often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.

Examples :

"My sub to the online library lets me borrow e-books. "

business finance organization service

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noun

Examples :

"The movie had a sub about the historical context of the war. "

media entertainment language writing title

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A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).

Examples :

""To keep the main program organized, the programmer placed the code for printing the report in a separate sub." "

computing technical function

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noun

A subeditor.

Examples :

"The newspaper's editor relied heavily on the sub to catch typos and ensure factual accuracy before publication. "

job media writing

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A subcontractor.

Examples :

"The school hired a sub to teach math while the regular teacher was on vacation. "

business job organization

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(BDSM) A submissive.

Examples :

"The new sub in the group was nervous about the upcoming role-play. "

sex human person culture

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noun

Examples :

"The new manager relied heavily on his sub to handle daily operations while he focused on long-term strategy. "

person position job organization

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noun

Examples :

"The sub in the student council was responsible for organizing the school's fundraising events. "

military person

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A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.

Examples :

"My sister has a sub to the latest cooking show; she watches every episode online. "

internet media communication computing

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Subsistence money: part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.

Examples :

"The construction worker asked for a sub to help him buy groceries before payday. "

business economy finance job work industry commerce

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verb

To substitute for.

Examples :

"My sister will sub for me at the meeting today because I'm sick. "

action process job

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To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

Examples :

"My aunt will sub for Mrs. Smith's class this week while she's on vacation. "

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To replace (a player) with a substitute.

Examples :

"He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time."

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Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.

Examples :

"He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes."

sport action game

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verb

To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.

Examples :

"The student needed to sub the article for the school newspaper before the deadline. "

media writing communication language job work

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verb

Examples :

"My friend will sub me some money for my textbooks. "

business finance

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verb

Examples :

"I sub to a weekly newsletter about cooking. "

internet media communication

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verb

(BDSM) To take a submissive role.

Examples :

"He often subbed during team projects at school, taking on the supporting role. "

sex human action

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verb

To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.

Examples :

"To prepare the silicon wafer for the next step, the technician will sub it with a layer of protective polymer to ensure a flat surface. "

material technology process

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To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

Examples :

"The scientist had to sub the microscope slide with a thin layer of mounting medium to properly view the cells. "

biology medicine science technical process

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preposition

Examples :

"The submarine traveled sub the surface of the ocean. "

position language