The difference between Sub and Top

When used as nouns, sub means a submarine, whereas top means (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.

When used as verbs, sub means to substitute for, whereas top means to cover on the top or with a top.

Sub is also preposition with the meaning: under.

Top is also adverb with the meaning: rated first.

Top is also adjective with the meaning: situated on the top of something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sub and Top

  1. Sub as a noun:

    A submarine.

  2. Sub as a noun:

    A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.

    Examples:

    "We can get subs at that deli."

  3. 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."

  4. Sub as a noun (British, informal, often in plural):

    A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.

  5. Sub as a noun (informal):

    A submissive in BDSM practices.

  6. Sub as a noun (Internet, informal):

    A subtitle.

    Examples:

    "I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film."

  7. Sub as a noun (computing, programming):

    A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).

  8. Sub as a noun (colloquial):

    A subeditor.

  9. Sub as a noun (colloquial):

    A subcontractor.

  10. Sub as a noun (colloquial, dated):

    A subordinate.

  11. Sub as a noun (colloquial, dated):

    A subaltern.

  12. Sub as a noun (colloquial):

    A subscription to an online channel or feed.

  13. Sub as a noun (colloquial):

    A subscriber to an online channel or feed.

  1. Sub as a verb (US, informal):

    To substitute for.

  2. Sub as a verb (US, informal):

    To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

  3. 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."

  4. 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."

  5. Sub as a verb (British):

    To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.

  6. Sub as a verb (UK, slang, transitive):

    To lend.

  7. Sub as a verb (slang, intransitive):

    To subscribe.

  8. Sub as a verb (BDSM):

    To take a submissive role.

  1. Sub as a preposition:

    Under.

  1. Sub as a verb:

    To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.

  2. Sub as a verb (microscopy):

    To prepare (a slide) with an layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

  1. Top as a noun (nautical):

    The highest or uppermost part of something. (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top. The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc. A lid, cap or cover of a container. A garment worn to cover the torso. A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached. The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

    Examples:

    "His kite got caught at the top of the tree."

    "We flipped the machine onto its top."

    "Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.  nowrap Headings appear at the tops of pages."

    "Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad."

    "I bought this top as it matches my jeans."

  2. Top as a noun:

    A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.

    Examples:

    "The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin."

  3. Top as a noun:

    Someone who is eminent. The chief person; the most prominent one. The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.

    Examples:

    "to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school"

  4. Top as a noun (BDSM):

    A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

  5. Top as a noun (LGBT, slang):

    A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom."

  6. Top as a noun (physics):

    A top quark.

  7. Top as a noun:

    The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

  8. Top as a noun (ropemaking):

    A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

  9. Top as a noun (sound):

    Highest pitch or loudest volume.

    Examples:

    "She sang at the top of her voice."

  10. Top as a noun (wool manufacture):

    A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

  11. Top as a noun (obsolete, except in one sense of phrase ''[[on top of]]''):

    Eve; verge; point.

  12. Top as a noun:

    The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  13. Top as a noun (in the plural, slang, dated):

    Topboots.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Charles Dickens"

  14. Top as a noun (golf):

    A stroke on the top of the ball.

  15. Top as a noun (golf):

    A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.

  16. Top as a noun (in restaurants, preceded by a number):

    (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.

  1. Top as a verb:

    To cover on the top or with a top.

    Examples:

    "I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce."

  2. Top as a verb:

    To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

    Examples:

    "I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair."

    "Top and tail the carrots."

  3. Top as a verb:

    To excel, to surpass, to beat.

    Examples:

    "Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar."

  4. Top as a verb:

    To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

    Examples:

    "Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s."

  5. Top as a verb (British, slang):

    To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.

    Examples:

    "Depression causes many people to top themselves."

  6. Top as a verb (BDSM):

    To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

    Examples:

    "I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping."

    "Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom"."

  7. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, intransitive):

    To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.

  8. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, transitive):

    To anally penetrate.

  9. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

    Examples:

    "lofty ridges and topping mountains"

    "rfquotek Derham"

  10. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To predominate.

    Examples:

    "topping passions"

  11. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To excel; to rise above others.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  12. Top as a verb (nautical):

    To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.

  13. Top as a verb (dyeing):

    To cover with another dye.

    Examples:

    "to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening"

  14. Top as a verb:

    To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

  15. Top as a verb (slang, dated):

    To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.

  16. Top as a verb (of a horse):

    To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.

  17. Top as a verb:

    To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.

  18. Top as a verb:

    To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

  19. Top as a verb (golf):

    To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

  1. Top as an adjective:

    Situated on the top of something.

  2. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Best; of the highest quality or rank.

    Examples:

    "She's in the top dance school."

  3. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.

    Examples:

    "He's a top lawyer."

    "That is a top car."

  1. Top as an adverb:

    Rated first.

    Examples:

    "She came top in her French exam."

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