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Substituting

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Noun

1. subbing, substituting

working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence

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Substituting

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verb
1. (often foll by for)
to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing
2. chemistry
to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)
3. logic, mathematics
to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3x = k gives 3x + 3y = k
noun
4. 
a. 
a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague
b. 
(as modifier)
a substitute goalkeeper
. Often shortened to: sub
5. grammar another name for pro-form
6. Canadian another name for supply teacher
7. nautical another word for repeater (sense 5)
8. 
(formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service

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Substituting

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noun
1. 
a person or thing serving or used in place of another
2.  Grammar
any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted and he did, too”)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsubstiˌtuted or ˈsubstiˌtuting
3. 
to put or use in place of another
4.  Rare
to take the place of
5.  Chemistry
to replace as a substituent
verb intransitive US
6. 
to act or serve in place of another
often with for
adjective
7. 
being a substitute or substitutes

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Substituting

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n.
1. One that takes the place of another: finding substitutes for coal; came in as a substitute at the end of the game.
2. Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.
v. sub·sti·tut·ed, sub·sti·tut·ing, sub·sti·tutes
v.tr.
1. To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: substituted plastic for steel to reduce the weight.
2. Usage Problem To replace: substituted the worn-out couch with a new one; original artworks that were substituted by fakes.
v.intr.
To take the place of another: "Only art can substitute for nature" (Leonard Bernstein).

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