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Submarine

//sʌb.məˈɹin// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: submerged (synonymous in "being underwater" sense)"

  2. 2
    Hidden or undisclosed. not-comparable

    "a submarine patent"

  3. 3
    Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow. not-comparable

    "When Peterson saw the unusual pitching motion of Kent Tekulve—the submarine pitcher who threw baseballs as though they were coming right out of the rubber slab on the mound—he was the first of many who tried to change Tekulve's delivery."

Adjective
  1. 1
    beneath the surface of the sea wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A boat that can go underwater.

    "Me: *staring out window* looks like rain Submarine captain: what Me: but like more"

  2. 2
    a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
  4. 4
    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 wordnet
  5. 5
    A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
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  1. 6
    Any submarine plant or animal.
  2. 7
    A stowaway on a seagoing vessel. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To operate or serve on a submarine. intransitive
  2. 2
    attack by submarine wordnet
  3. 3
    To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack. transitive

    "“We’re really at the point of chicken, where the Fed is trying to ward off inflation without submarining the economy.”"

  4. 4
    control a submarine wordnet
  5. 5
    To sink or submerge oneself. figuratively, intransitive, sometimes

    "The second their center snapped the ball, I submarined between the big guy's legs and tackled the halfback."

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  1. 6
    bring down with a blow to the legs wordnet
  2. 7
    To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop). intransitive

    "The seatback should always be up while driving so that the occupant doesn't submarine and potentially suffer severe internal injury."

  3. 8
    throw with an underhand motion wordnet
  4. 9
    move forward or under in a sliding motion wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + marine.

Etymology 2

From sub- + marine.

Etymology 3

From sub- + marine.

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