SUB

• (noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

  synonyms : pigboat , submarine , u-boat

• (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

  synonyms : bomber , cuban sandwich , grinder , hero , hero sandwich , hoagie , hoagy , italian sandwich , poor boy , submarine , submarine sandwich , torpedo , wedge , zep

• (verb) be a substitute

  "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague", "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

  synonyms : fill in , stand in , substitute

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