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    • Synonyms dub 1 American [duhb] / dʌb /

    verb (used with object)

    dubbed, dubbing

    1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call.

      He was dubbed a hero.

    2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight.

      The king dubbed him a knight.

    3. to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.

    idioms

    1. dub bright, to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship).

    dub 2 American [duhb] / dʌb /

    noun

    Slang.

    1. an awkward, unskillful person.

    dub 3 American [duhb] / dʌb /

    verb (used with object)

    dubbed, dubbing

    1. to thrust; poke.

    2. Golf. to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).

    3. to execute poorly.

    verb (used without object)

    dubbed, dubbing

    1. to thrust; poke.

    noun

    1. a thrust; poke.

    2. a drumbeat.

    dub 4 American [duhb] / dʌb /

    verb (used with object)

    dubbed, dubbing

    1. to furnish (a film or tape) with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.

    2. to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed byin ).

    3. to copy (a tape or disc recording).

    verb (used without object)

    dubbed, dubbing

    1. to copy program material from one tape recording onto another.

    noun

    1. the new sounds added to a film or tape.

    2. a style of popular music based on reggae and produced by remixing previously recorded music to which audio samples and sound effects are added.

    verb phrase

    1. dub out to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or soundtrack.

      to dub out background noise.

    dub 5 American [duhb] / dʌb /

    noun

    Chiefly Scot.

    1. a pool of water; puddle.

    dub 1 British / dʌb /

    verb

    1. to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)

    2. (tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language

    3. (tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack

    4. (tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others

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    noun

    1. films the new sounds added

      1. music a style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etc

      2. ( as modifier )

        a dub mix

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    verb

    1. (tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword

    2. (tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname

    3. (tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing

    4. angling to dress (a fly)

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    noun

    1. the sound of a drum

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    noun

    1. a clumsy or awkward person or player

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    verb

    1. to bungle (a shot), as in golf

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    verb

    1. informal short for double-bank

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    noun

    1. dialect a pool of water; puddle

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 dub 6 British / dʌb /

    verb

    1. slang (intr; foll by in, up, or out) to contribute to the cost of (something); pay

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    Usage

    What else does dub mean? Dub has many meanings in English. It can variously mean "to nickname" and "to voice a film in a different language." It can be short for double and the letter W. It can be slang for a marijuana "joint", or $20 worth of drugs. Dub also refers to a popular genre of music derived from reggae.

    Other Word Forms

    • dubber noun

    Etymology

    Origin of dub1

    First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English dubben, late Old English (assumed) dubbian (in phrase dubbade tō ridere “dubbed to knight(hood)”), from Anglo-French dubber, dobber, douber, shortened form of ad(o)uber, equivalent to prefix a- (from Latin ad- “to”) + do(u)ber, from Old Low Franconian (assumed) dubban “to strike, beat,” cognate with Low German dubben; a- 5 ( def. ), dub 3, daube

    Origin of dub2

    First recorded in 1885–90; of expressive origin, flub, flubdub, dub 3

    Origin of dub3

    First recorded in 1505–15; apparently same word (with older sense) as dub 1

    Origin of dub4

    First recorded in 1925–30; short for double

    Origin of dub5

    First recorded in 1490–1500; of obscure origin; perhaps akin to Middle Low German dobbe “pond, puddle”

    Example Sentences

    Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

    National Grid is investing the equivalent of about $40 billion to upgrade the U.K.’s power networks over the next five years in a project dubbed “The Great Grid Upgrade.”

    From The Wall Street Journal

    The storm, dubbed Johannes in Sweden, swept over large parts of the northern half of the country and western parts of Finland.

    From Barron's

    For several years, the authorities displayed the children in a compound dubbed "Quintland", which became a popular tourist attraction.

    From BBC

    Most noise complaints on the capital's iHanoi app stem from pickleball, according to state media, which has dubbed the sport an "acoustic hazard".

    From Barron's

    Experts say this genre, dubbed "AI slop" by some critics and begrudging viewers, is taking over social media feeds.

    From BBC

    Related Words

    • designate
    • nickname

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