Substitutes

n. pair of goods related in a way that if the price of one rises the demand for the other increases (Economics)

v. replace, exchange, interchange, put in the place of another; take the place of another

n. replacement, person or thing that takes the place of another

Substitute may mean: In sport: A person who replaces an exiting competitor during the course of a game, as permitted by the laws of the game. Such replacements are generally made for tactical reasons, or when a player becomes tired or injured.Examples include:Football (soccer) - see Substitute (football)Cricket - see Substitute (cricket)Interchange (Australian rules football), in Australian Rules FootballOther uses:A substitute teacher, and any of a series of movies about fictional crime-fighting substitute teachers.Substitute character, the hexadecimal code number 0x1A in the ASCII character set.Substitution property of equality, an operation used in mathematics.Substitute good, a classification of goods or services in economic theory.Substitute (song), a 1966 song by The Who appearing on the album Meaty Beaty Big and BouncySubstitution (law), a legal right to change a judge that may be biased.Substitute flag, part of the international maritime signal flag setSubstitute chord, an alternative chord used in jazz harmony
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Noun
1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
(synonym) replacement
(hypernym) equivalent
(hyponym) ersatz
(derivation) sub, stand in, fill in
2. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
(synonym) reserve
(hypernym) athlete, jock
(hyponym) bench warmer
(member-holonym) bench
(derivation) deputize, deputise, step in
3. 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"
(synonym) stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
(hypernym) peer, equal, match, compeer
(hyponym) locum tenens, locum
(derivation) deputize, deputise, step in
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) replace
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(hyponym) shift
(derivation) replacement
2. 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"
(synonym) sub, stand in, fill in
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(derivation) stand-in, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
3. act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
(synonym) deputize, deputise, step in
(hypernym) supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon
(hyponym) cover
(derivation) reserve
Adjective
1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
(synonym) second-string, substitute(a)
(similar) secondary
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
(synonym) utility(a), substitute(a)
(similar) secondary
3. artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
(synonym) ersatz
(similar) artificial, unreal

<character> (SUB) ASCII character 26.
[Why?]
(1996-06-28)

li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1
Eating peaches instead of plums.
Previously referring to brotherly affection and self-sacrifice. Now meaning to substitute places with someone.