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Noun submarine has 2 senses

submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
--₁ is a kind of submersible, submersible warship
--₁ has parts:
conning tower; escape hatch; periscope; snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather; sonar, echo sounder, asdic
--₁ has particulars:
attack submarine; auxiliary research submarine; fleet ballistic missile submarine; nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
--₂ is a kind of sandwich

Verb submarine has 5 senses

submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"
--₁ is one way to skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
Sample sentences:
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submarine - throw with an underhand motion
--₂ is one way to flip, toss, sky, pitch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
submarine - bring down with a blow to the legs
--₃ is one way to down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
submarine - control a submarine
--₄ is one way to operate, control

Derived form: noun submariner₁
Sample sentence:
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submarine - attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
--₅ is one way to attack, assail
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something