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Definitions for Subbing

[1] the act or process of applying a substratum.
[2] the material used for a substratum.
[3] a submarine.
[4] a substitute.
[5] a submarine sandwich. See hero sandwich.
[6] a subcontractor.
[7] a sublieutenant.
[8] a subordinate.
[9] a subaltern.
[10] British . an advance against one's wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
[11] Photography . a substratum.
[12] to act as a substitute for another.
[13] Photography . to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.
[14] short for several words beginning with sub- See subaltern, subeditor, submarine, subordinate, subscription, substandard, substitute, substratum (def. 6)
[15] British informal an advance payment of wages or salary Formal term: subsistence allowance
[16] (intr) to serve as a substitute
[17] (intr) informal to act as a substitute (for)
[18] British informal to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)
[19] (tr) informal short for subedit
[20] (tr) photog to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)

Words related to Subbing

oust, restore, supply, succeed, supplant, follow, recover, reinstate, change, swap, replace, regain, compensate, sub, retrieve, supersede, shift, displace, patch, repay

Words nearby Subbing

subaxial, subaxillary, subbase, subbasement, subbass, subbing, subbranch, subbuteo, subcabinet, subcaliber, subcalibre

Origin of Subbing

y shortening of words prefixed with sub-

Synonyms for Subbing

change, follow, oust, recover, reinstate, restore, succeed, supplant, supply, take over, take over from, alter, compensate, displace, mend, patch, reconstitute, recoup, redeem, redress, reestablish, refund, regain, reimburse, repay, restitute, retrieve, ring, shift, sub, substitute, supersede, back up, fill in, front for, give back, outplace, pinch hit for, put back, ring in, sit in, stand in, stand in lieu of, step into shoes of, swap places, take out