"submarines" in the noun sense
1. submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
2. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
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
"submarines" in the verb sense
1. submarine
move forward or under in a sliding motion
"The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"
2. submarine
throw with an underhand motion
3. submarine
bring down with a blow to the legs
4. submarine
control a submarine
5. submarine
attack by submarine
"The Germans submarined the Allies"
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