sub
prepEtymology From Latin sub.
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sub
verb/sʌb/ · IE /sʊb/
Etymology * Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-.
9 senses
- 1To substitute for.
- 2To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary…
- 3To replace (a player) with a substitute.
- 4To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- 5To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- 6To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
- 7To lend (a person) money.
- 8To subscribe.
- 9To take a submissive role.
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports UK, Informal 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.
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports UK, Informal, Often, Uncommon, 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.
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UK To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- I kept up the pleasantries as we were drying our hands and, realizing I didn't have any change for the lodger, I asked him, one drummer to another like, if he could sub me a quid for the dish.2011, Rowland Rivron, What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?:
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Slang To subscribe.
- You've never subbed before. Jessica will be expecting a man on stage that follows orders and enjoys what she's going to be doing. Do you want to be spanked? Possibly whipped?2012, Alicia White, Jessica's Breakdown, page 53:
- Wasn't like she'd never subbed before. She'd been a sub longer than she'd been a Dominatrix–ten years she'd spent in a collar.2012, Tiffany Reisz, Little Red Riding Crop:
- Related terms
- switch