Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun submarine

2 senses of submarine

Sense 1
submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat -- (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)
       => submersible, submersible warship -- (a warship designed to operate under water)

Sense 2
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)
       => sandwich -- (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb submarine

5 senses of submarine

Sense 1
submarine -- (move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car")
       => skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")

Sense 2
submarine -- (throw with an underhand motion)
       => flip, toss, sky, pitch -- (throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper")

Sense 3
submarine -- (bring down with a blow to the legs)
       => down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down -- (cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet")

Sense 4
submarine -- (control a submarine)
       => operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever")

Sense 5
submarine -- (attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies")
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")

Antonyms of adj submarine

1 sense of submarine

Sense 1
submarine, undersea -- (beneath the surface of the sea)

INDIRECT (VIA surface, subsurface) -> overhead -- (located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing")
INDIRECT (VIA subsurface, overhead) -> surface -- (on the surface; "surface materials of the moon")

Similarity of adj submarine

1 sense of submarine

Sense 1
submarine, undersea -- (beneath the surface of the sea)
       => subsurface (vs. overhead) (vs. surface) -- (beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon")