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subs

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noun

Examples :

"The military uses subs to patrol the ocean depths. "

vehicle nautical military

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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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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 :

""We need to collect everyone's subs for the soccer club by Friday." "

business finance service economy organization

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noun

Examples :

"I turned on the subs so I could understand the foreign movie. "

media language communication writing technology

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

Examples :

"Our programming teacher said using separate subs to handle user input and data processing makes the code easier to read and debug. "

computing technology technical function

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A subeditor.

Examples :

"The newspaper hired two new subs to help with the increased workload. "

job media communication writing

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A subcontractor.

Examples :

"Our construction company hires subs for specialized jobs like plumbing and electrical work. "

business job organization work

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(BDSM) A submissive.

Examples :

"During the role-playing game, Mark enjoyed playing a dom while Emily was happy to be his sub. "

sex person human character

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noun

Examples :

"The manager expected the subs to follow her instructions without question. "

person job organization

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noun

Examples :

"In the military hierarchy, the subs are expected to follow the orders of their commanding officers without question. "

military person position

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

Examples :

""The streamer was so excited to reach 1000 subs on his gaming channel." "

internet media communication technology computing

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

Examples :

"The construction worker received a portion of his wages as subs to cover his living expenses for the first week of the project. "

business economy finance work job

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To substitute for.

Examples :

"Since our star player is injured, the coach subs him with a younger player for the rest of the game. "

action job process

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

Examples :

""My mom often subs at the local elementary school when teachers are sick." "

education job work

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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."

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

Examples :

""Before the article is published online, a junior editor subs it to ensure there are no grammar errors." "

writing language media communication word job work

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verb

Examples :

""My friend subs me five dollars for lunch, and I'll pay him back tomorrow." "

business finance

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verb

Examples :

"She subs to her favorite cooking channel to get weekly recipe updates. "

internet media communication technology

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(BDSM) To take a submissive role.

Examples :

"During the scene, she decided to subs and let him take control. "

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

Examples :

"The technician subs the circuit board with a thin layer of solder to prevent short circuits. "

material technology technical science industry process

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

Examples :

"The lab technician carefully subs the microscope slides with gelatin before mounting the fragile tissue samples. "

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