Sub vs. Sab

Sub vs. Sab — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sub and Sab

Subnoun

A submarine.

Sabverb

(informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.

Subnoun

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

We can get subs at that deli.

Sabnoun

(informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts.

Subnoun

(informal) A substitute, often in sports.

With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs.She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate.

Subnoun

A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.

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Subnoun

(informal) A submissive in BDSM practices.

Subnoun

A subtitle.

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

Subnoun

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

Subnoun

(colloquial) A subeditor.

Subnoun

(colloquial) A subcontractor.

Subnoun

A subordinate.

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Subnoun

A subaltern.

Subverb

To substitute for.

Subverb

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

Subverb

To replace (a player) with a substitute.

He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

Subverb

Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.

He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

Subverb

(British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.

Subverb

To lend.

Subverb

To subscribe.

Subverb

(BDSM) To take a submissive role.

Subverb

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

Subverb

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

Subpreposition

Under.

Subnoun

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

Subnoun

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

Subverb

be a substitute;

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