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Noun: submarine 'súbmu`reen- A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- pigboat, sub, U-boat - [N. Amer] 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
- bomber [US], grinder [US], hero [N. Amer], hero sandwich [N. Amer], hoagie [N. Amer], hoagy [N. Amer], Cuban sandwich [N. Amer], Italian sandwich [N. Amer], poor boy [N. Amer], sub [N. Amer], submarine sandwich [N. Amer], torpedo [US], wedge [US], zep [N. Amer] Verb: submarine 'súbmu`reen- Move forward or under in a sliding motion
"The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" - Throw with an underhand motion
- Bring down with a blow to the legs
- Control a submarine
- Attack by submarine
"The Germans submarined the Allies" Adjective: submarine 'súbmu`reen- Beneath the surface of the sea
- undersea
Derived forms: submarined, submarines, submarining See also: submariner, subsurface Type of: assail, attack, control, cut down, down, flip, knock down, operate, pitch, pull down, push down, sandwich, skid, sky, slew, slide, slip, slue, submersible, submersible warship, toss Encyclopedia: Submarine |