English dictionary

subbed Meaning & Definition

What Does Subbed Mean?

As a verb, subbed means simple past and past participle of sub.

To substitute for.
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
To lend.
To subscribe.
(BDSM) To take a submissive role.

To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

The source does not list synonyms for this entry.

He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.

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