Synonyms for sub
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1. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep(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

   Synonyms:
   gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, gun, numbfish, hero, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

2. submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat(verb)

   a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, poor boy, hoagie, bomber, submarine, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagy, submarine sandwich, hero, pigboat, torpedo

3. substitute, sub, stand in, fill in(verb)

   be a substitute

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

   Synonyms:
   make out, fill in, exchange, shade, fill out, step in, deputise, stand in, complete, replace, deputize, interchange, substitute

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1. List of paraphrases:

   sup, ncm, submarine, udb, assistant, auxiliary, bathosub, under, subinventory, underwater, subkey, undersea, subsea, u-boat, secondary

How to pronounce sub?

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US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use sub in a sentence?

1. Jeff Nemeth:

   Nigeria is a priority market for us in sub-Saharan Africa, depending on how Nigeria develops over time ... we are potentially looking at using our Nigerian plant to service West Africa.

2. Tess Thompson Talley:

   The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. The numbers of this sub-species is actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting. The breed is not rare in any way other than it was very old. Giraffes get darker with age.

3. Vipin Bisht:

   We will not take the risk of selling sub-standard products, the problem is at the dealer/distributor level. Similar sounding products are made, mixed, sold.

4. Sprinter Andre de Grasse:

   I was grateful for the victory but not happy with the time. I wanted a sub-20 seconds. But it's a long process, i'm not yet fully healthy and still have a lot of work to do to be really back in shape. But I have time before the World Championship.

5. Shelley Chapman:

   Saying this is a sub rosa plan doesn't make it one, this is not actually an attempt by anyone to take a shortcut.

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