Submarine (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring down with a blow to the legs.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The hockey player was submarine checked into the boards, causing him to stumble and fall.
- The defenseman attempted to submarine the opponent with a low hit, but missed.
- He was submarine tackled by the linebacker and dropped to the ground immediately.
- In a blatant attempt to submarine his opponent, the boxer swung a low kick.
- The action of submarine tackling her opponent earned the soccer player a red card.
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Meaning 2
Control a submarine.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The experienced captain knew how to submarine with precision and skill through the dark and stormy waters.
- Submarine a vessel as large as this one required years of training and expertise.
- The young naval officer struggled to submarine the submarine effectively during his training sessions.
- Pilots who can submarine multi-million dollar submarines are highly respected and sought after in the navy.
- Able to submarine the submarine in extreme sea conditions is what separates an elite captain from a novice.
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Meaning 3
Throw with an underhand motion.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She submarine'd the ball back to the infield, trying to get the runner out.
- He submarine'd a pitch that completely fooled the opposing team's batter.
- The submarine motion of his throw caught the baserunner off guard.
- The umpire claimed he submarine'd the ball in an attempt to deceive him.
- In a desperate attempt to get the out, the player submarine'd the ball to first base.
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Meaning 4
Attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The German U-boat attempted to submarine the British naval convoy during World War II.
- A stealthy submarine managed to submarine an unsuspecting enemy warship undetected.
- During the surprise attack, the enemy submarine submarined several of our ships at dawn.
- The Allies had to be constantly on the lookout for an enemy submarine attempting to submarine them.
- The pirate submarine submarined a oil tanker off the coast of South America last night.
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Meaning 5
Move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The skier submarined under the safety bar of the chairlift as she attempted to get on.
- The running back submarined under the tackler's grasp and sprinted towards the end zone.
- The child submarined under the safety belt of the car, hitting her head on the dashboard.
- During the scuffle, the wrestler submarined under his opponent's attack and managed to pin him.
- The loose dog submarined under the garden gate and made its way into the neighbor's yard.