sub
1. sub \'s*b\ aj : SUBORDINATE, SECONDARY {a ~ theme in a musical comp
osition}
2. sub n : SUBSTITUTE
3. sub vb or subbed; or sub.bing : to act as a substitute : to apply a
substratum to (as a photographic film)
4. sub n : SUBMARINE
5. sub n [short for substratum] : a photographic substratum
Webster's English Dictionary