sub
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Is sub a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (nautical) Clipping of submersible.abbreviationalt-ofclipping
2. (informal) Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.Examples: "With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs."; "She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate."; "At any other school you would be playing varsity, and Wallace has you pigeon-holed on the subs." "Maybe he has his reasons," Jim replied. "And he hasn't pigeon-holed me on the subs yet — not this season."abbreviationalt-ofclippinginformal
3. (British, informal, often in plural) Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).Examples: "According to the best available information, GALAXY has several times as many subs as any other science fiction magazine!"; "My friend Keith got me a sub to your paper for my Christmas present."Britishabbreviationalt-ofclippinginformaloftenplural
4. (Internet, informal) Clipping of subtitleExamples: "I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film."Synonyms: CC, SInternetabbreviationalt-ofclippinginformal
5. (computing, programming) Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)Examples: "The default accessor can be overridden by declaring a sub of the same name in the package."; "So far, all the subs and functions that we have used have been those built into the system, or those written to handle events from controls […]"abbreviationalt-ofclipping
6. (colloquial) Clipping of subeditorabbreviationalt-ofclippingcolloquial
verb (English)
1. (US, informal) To substitute for.USinformal
2. (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.USinformal
3. (British, informal, soccer) 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."Britishinformal
4. (British, informal, soccer, less common, 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."Britishinformaloftenuncommon
5. (British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.British
6. (slang, Internet, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).Internetslangtransitive
verb (English)
1. (microscopy) To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.Examples: "1997, Marina A. Lynch, S. M. O'Mara (editors), Ali D. Hames, D. Rickwood (series editors), Neuroscience Labfax, page 166, Ensure that gloves are worn when handling subbed slides. Although the following protocol describes subbing with gelatin, slides may also be coated with either 3-(triethoxysilyl-)propylamine (TESPA) or poly-L-lysine for in situ hybridization."
Definition source: Wiktionary