Word Finder - subs

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A submarine.

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

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We can get subs at that deli.

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A substitute, often in sports.

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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.

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A subtitle.

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I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film.

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

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A subeditor.

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A subcontractor.

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(BDSM) A submissive.

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A subordinate.

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A subaltern.

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

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I'm totally stoked; just got 10 new subs after my last video.

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

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To substitute for.

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

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To replace (a player) with a substitute.

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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.

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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.

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To lend.

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To subscribe.

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(BDSM) To take a submissive role.

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

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