subject

Sense 1 noun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

he didn't want to discuss that subject

Sense 2 verb

cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

He subjected me to his awful poetry

Sense 3 adjective

possibly accepting or permitting

a passage capable of misinterpretation

Sense 4 noun

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject

Sense 5 verb

make accountable for

He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors

Sense 6 adjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

subject peoples

Sense 7 noun

a branch of knowledge

in what discipline is his doctorate?

Sense 8 verb

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Sense 9 adjective

likely to be affected by something

the bond is subject to taxation

Sense 10 noun

some situation or event that is thought about

he kept drifting off the topic

Sense 11 verb

refer for judgment or consideration

The lawyers submitted the material to the court

Sense 12 noun

(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

Sense 13 noun

a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly

Sense 14 noun

a person who owes allegiance to that nation

a monarch has a duty to his subjects

Sense 15 noun

(logic) the first term of a proposition