eng: substitute

Information
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Meaning
means	(noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another replacement, substitute
means	(noun) an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced second-stringer, substitute, reserve
means	(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" backup, relief, stand-in, fill-in, backup man, substitute, reliever
means	(verb) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" substitute, replace, exchange, interchange
means	(verb) be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" sub, substitute, fill in, stand in
means	(verb) act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" substitute, deputize, step in, deputise
means	(adjective) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" utility, substitute
means	(adjective) serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" alternative, substitute, alternate
means	(adjective) artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" substitute, ersatz
means	e/Substitute (cricket)
means	e/Substitute (soccer)