Meaning & use
Subs
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Informal short form for substitutes, submarines, submarine sandwiches, subscriptions, or subtitles, depending on context.
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The coach sent in two subs during the final ten minutes of the match.
We grabbed a couple of subs from the deli for lunch.
A note on using this word
The meaning of "subs" shifts entirely with context, from sports substitutes to sandwiches to submarines, all shortened from longer words beginning with "sub-."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Submarines, especially naval vessels that travel underwater.
The navy deployed two subs to patrol the coastline.
3. noun
Subtitles displayed on screen to translate or transcribe dialogue.
He watched the foreign film with English subs turned on.
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