sub

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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noun 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
noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
verb be a substitute

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

And all my heart sub--co-ack!" — The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
suf fer, (sub) under 10. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
48 (sub. f.), 51; v. 3. — Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep

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