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Meaning of submarine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

submarine

Pronunciation:/sʌb.məˈɹiːn//sʌb.məˈɹin//ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/

noun

Definitions

  1. A boat that can go underwater.

  2. A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.

  3. Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.

  4. Any submarine plant or animal.

verb

Definitions

  1. To operate or serve on a submarine.

  2. To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.

  3. (sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Undersea.

  2. Hidden or undisclosed.

    Example: a submarine patent

  3. Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.