SUBMARINE

submarine, undersea

(adjective) beneath the surface of the sea

submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat

(noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

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

submarine

(verb) attack by submarine; “The Germans submarined the Allies”

submarine

(verb) control a submarine

submarine

(verb) bring down with a blow to the legs

submarine

(verb) throw with an underhand motion

submarine

(verb) move forward or under in a sliding motion; “The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

submarine (not comparable)

Undersea.

Hidden or undisclosed.

(baseball) Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.

Noun

submarine (plural submarines)

A boat that can go underwater.

A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.

(baseball) Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.

Any submarine plant or animal.

(informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.

Synonyms

• (boat): sub, U-boat

• (sandwich): grinder, hero, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, po' boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge

Antonyms

• (boat): surface ship

Verb

submarine (third-person singular simple present submarines, present participle submarining, simple past and past participle submarined)

(intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.

(transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.

(intransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.

Anagrams

• Barnumise, semiurban

Source: Wiktionary


Sub`ma*rine", a.

Definition: Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water.

– Submarine cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.

– Submarine mine. See Torpedo, 2 (a).

Sub*ma*rine", n.

Definition: A submarine plant or animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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