sub out

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To replace with a substitute

   To replace with a substitute: to substitute (something or someone).

   • It's this single word also that Dickenson's editors subbed out for the 1896 edition of her poems, rendering the line instead, “But sequence ravelled out of reach / like balls upon a floor.”
   • I've listed sample habits to demonstrate how you might sub out an unproductive one with a productive one.
   • While McGraw subbed out Wilson, he allowed pitcher Lon Warneke to hit for himself.
2. 2

   To hire a subcontractor (to complete a task)

   To hire a subcontractor (to complete a task): to subcontract (something).

   • Near-synonym: farm out
   • On the other hand, we sub out all our basement excavation work simply because we found an expert sub who could beat our costs.
   • You hate drywall, why are you doing it yourself? You shoulda subbed that out.

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