The difference between Hoagie and Submarine
When used as nouns, hoagie means a sandwich made on a (usually soft) long italian roll, whereas submarine means a boat that can go underwater.
Submarine is also verb with the meaning: to operate or serve on a submarine.
Submarine is also adjective with the meaning: undersea.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hoagie and Submarine
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Hoagie as a noun (US, central and eastern, _, Pennsylvania):
A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
Examples:
"I am going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch."
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Submarine as an adjective:
Undersea.
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Submarine as an adjective:
Hidden or undisclosed.
Examples:
"a submarine patent"
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Submarine as an adjective (baseball):
Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
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Submarine as a noun:
A boat that can go underwater.
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Submarine as a noun:
A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
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Submarine as a noun (baseball):
Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
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Submarine as a noun:
Any submarine plant or animal.
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Submarine as a noun (informal):
A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
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Submarine as a verb (intransitive):
To operate or serve on a submarine.
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Submarine as a verb (transitive):
To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
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Submarine as a verb (intransitive, sometimes, figurative):
To sink or submerge oneself.