Subs
noun
1.
a submarine.
2.
a substitute.
3.
a submarine sandwich. See hero sandwich.
4.
a subcontractor.
5.
a sublieutenant.
6.
a subordinate.
7.
a subaltern.
8.
British. an advance against one’s wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
9.
Photography. a substratum.
verb (used without object), subbed, subbing.
10.
to act as a substitute for another.
verb (used with object), subbed, subbing.
11.
Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.
noun
1.
short for several words beginning with sub- See subaltern, subeditor, submarine, subordinate, subscription, substandard, substitute, substratum (sense 6)
2.
(Brit, informal) an advance payment of wages or salary Formal term subsistence allowance
verb subs, subbing, subbed
3.
(intransitive) to serve as a substitute
4.
(intransitive) (informal) to act as a substitute (for)
5.
(Brit, informal) to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)
6.
(transitive) (informal) short for subedit
7.
(transitive) (photog) to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)
stymie
suave
sub
1.
submarine
2.
substitute
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