subject

1.the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

he didn't want to discuss that subject

2.some situation or event that is thought about;

he kept drifting off the topic

3.a branch of knowledge;

in what discipline is his doctorate?

4.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

5.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

6.a person who owes allegiance to that nation;

a monarch has a duty to his subjects

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

8.(logic) the first term of a proposition

9.not exempt from tax;

the gift will be subject to taxation

10.possibly accepting or permitting;

a passage capable of misinterpretation

11.being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

subject peoples

1.cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to;

He subjected me to his awful poetry

2.make accountable for;

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

3.make subservient; force to submit or subdue

4.refer for judgment or consideration;

She submitted a proposal to the agency