SUBMARINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does submarine mean?
• SUBMARINE (noun)
The noun SUBMARINE has 2 senses:
1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
2. 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
Familiarity information: SUBMARINE used as a noun is rare.
• SUBMARINE (adjective)
The adjective SUBMARINE has 1 sense:
1. beneath the surface of the sea
Familiarity information: SUBMARINE used as an adjective is very rare.
• SUBMARINE (verb)
The verb SUBMARINE has 5 senses:
1. move forward or under in a sliding motion
2. throw with an underhand motion
3. bring down with a blow to the legs
4. control a submarine
5. attack by submarine
Familiarity information: SUBMARINE used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBMARINE (noun)
Meaning:
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pigboat; submarine; U-boat; sub
Hypernyms ("submarine" is a kind of...):
submersible; submersible warship (a warship designed to operate under water)
Meronyms (parts of "submarine"):
conning tower (a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting)
escape hatch (hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency)
periscope (an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field)
breather; schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel; snorkel breather (air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time)
asdic; echo sounder; sonar (a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submarine"):
attack submarine (a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping)
auxiliary research submarine (a submarine for research purposes)
fleet ballistic missile submarine (a submarine carrying ballistic missiles)
nautilus; nuclear submarine; nuclear-powered submarine (a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
Italian sandwich; poor boy; sub; submarine sandwich; zep; hoagy; hoagie; hero sandwich; grinder; Cuban sandwich; submarine; torpedo; wedge; bomber; hero
Hypernyms ("submarine" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
• SUBMARINE (adjective)
Meaning:
Beneath the surface of the sea
Synonyms:
submarine; undersea
Similar:
subsurface (beneath the surface)
• SUBMARINE (verb)
Meaning:
Move forward or under in a sliding motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car
Hypernyms (to "submarine" is one way to...):
skid; slew; slide; slip; slue (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Throw with an underhand motion
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "submarine" is one way to...):
flip; pitch; sky; toss (throw or toss with a light motion)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Bring down with a blow to the legs
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "submarine" is one way to...):
cut down; down; knock down; pull down; push down (cause to come or go down)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Control a submarine
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "submarine" is one way to...):
control; operate (handle and cause to function)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Attack by submarine
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The Germans submarined the Allies
Hypernyms (to "submarine" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
