The difference between Sandwich and Sub
When used as nouns, sandwich means a dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food, whereas sub means a submarine.
When used as verbs, sandwich means to place one item between two other, usually flat, items, whereas sub means to substitute for.
Sandwich is also adjective with the meaning: of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
Sub is also preposition with the meaning: under.
check bellow for the other definitions of Sandwich and Sub
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Sandwich as a noun:
A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.
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Sandwich as a noun:
Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
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Sandwich as a noun (UK):
A layer cake or sandwich cake.
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Sandwich as a verb:
To place one item between two other, usually flat, items
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Sandwich as a verb (figuratively):
To put or set something between two others, in time.
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Sandwich as an adjective (US):
Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
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Sub as a noun:
A submarine.
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Sub as a noun:
A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
Examples:
"We can get subs at that deli."
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Sub as a noun (informal):
A substitute, often in sports.
Examples:
"With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs''."
"She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate."
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Sub as a noun (British, informal, often in plural):
A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
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Sub as a noun (informal):
A submissive in BDSM practices.
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Sub as a noun (Internet, informal):
A subtitle.
Examples:
"I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film."
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Sub as a noun (computing, programming):
A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).
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Sub as a noun (colloquial):
A subeditor.
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Sub as a noun (colloquial):
A subcontractor.
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Sub as a noun (colloquial, dated):
A subordinate.
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Sub as a noun (colloquial, dated):
A subaltern.
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Sub as a noun (colloquial):
A subscription to an online channel or feed.
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Sub as a noun (colloquial):
A subscriber to an online channel or feed.
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Sub as a verb (US, informal):
To substitute for.
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Sub as a verb (US, informal):
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
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Sub as a verb (British, informal, football):
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
Examples:
" He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time."
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Sub as a verb (British, informal, football):
Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
Examples:
"He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes."
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Sub as a verb (British):
To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
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Sub as a verb (UK, slang, transitive):
To lend.
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Sub as a verb (slang, intransitive):
To subscribe.
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Sub as a verb (BDSM):
To take a submissive role.
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Sub as a preposition:
Under.
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Sub as a verb:
To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
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Sub as a verb (microscopy):
To prepare (a slide) with an layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.