BSL Sign Language Dictionary

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substitute

How to sign: 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";

relief in BSL Watch how to sign relief in British Sign Language
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fill-in in BSL Watch how to sign fill-in in British Sign Language
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Substitute in BSL Watch how to sign Substitute in British Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: stand-in, reliever, backup man, fill-in, backup, relief

Categories: compeer, equal, match, peer

Within this category: double, locum tenens, surrogate

substitute

How to sign: 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";

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Similiar / Same: replace

Categories: change, exchange, interchange

Within this category: reduce, retool, shift, subrogate, truncate

substitute

How to sign: an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out

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Similiar / Same: reserve

Categories: athlete, jock

Within this category: bench warmer, pinch hitter

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