submarine

Pluralsubmarines

Formssubmarines, submarining, submarined

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A kind of boat that can travel under the water.

   The submarine stayed under the water for three weeks.

   Kids can climb inside an old submarine at the navy museum.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A sandwich made with a long loaf of bread cut open and filled.

   I ordered a turkey submarine for lunch.

   We shared one giant submarine at the picnic.

   Similarhoagie, hero, grinder

3. 3
   adjective

   Found under water, having to do with things under water, or made to work there, mostly in the sea.

   The museum has a show about submarine life in the deep ocean.

   Scientists found strange fish living near a submarine volcano.

   Similarunderwater, undersea, subsea

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To destroy something with a sudden surprise attack, like a torpedo does.

   One bad review could submarine the whole project.

   A rival company submarined our deal at the last minute.

   Similartorpedo, sabotage, scupper, derail, wreck

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   In baseball, a throw from the pitcher made with a low, underhand swing of the arm.

   The pitcher threw a submarine, and the batter swung much too late.

   His submarine starts near the ground and rises toward the plate.

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6. 6
   adjective

   Describes a baseball pitch thrown with the hand below the elbow.

   The submarine pitch came in low and then rose.

   Kids on the team tried to copy his submarine style.

   Similarunderhand

   Oppositeoverhand

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7. 7
   verbintransitive

   To slip forward under your seat belt when a car crashes or stops suddenly.

   A booster seat keeps a small child from submarining in a crash.

   If your seat leans too far back, you might submarine when the car stops hard.

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8. 8
   adjective

   Kept secret or hidden from others.

   The company held a submarine patent that nobody knew about.

   Small companies worry about submarine patents they cannot see coming.

   Similarhidden, secret, concealed

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9. 9
   verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To sink yourself down or go under, sometimes into a strong feeling.

   The kids like to submarine under the water and hold their breath.

   After losing his job, he submarined into a deep gloom.

   Similarsink, dive, submerge

   Oppositesurface, emerge

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10. 10
    verbintransitive

    To work on a submarine as part of its crew.

    Grandpa submarined in the Pacific during the war.

    Sailors who submarine for years learn to sleep anywhere.

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