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sub

Pronunciation: /sʌb/

The English word “sub” has 12 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To substitute for.
  2. To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
  3. To replace (a player) with a substitute.
  4. To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
  5. To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
  6. To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
  7. To lend (a person) money.
  8. To subscribe.
  9. To take a submissive role.
  10. To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
  11. To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

preposition

  1. Under.

Etymology

* Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.

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