DUB
dub
(noun) the new sounds added by dubbing
dub
(verb) provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
dub, nickname
(verb) give a nickname to
knight, dub
(verb) raise (someone) to knighthood; “The Beatles were knighted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Noun
Dub (plural Dubs)
(Ireland, slang) A Dubliner.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Dub
(after a qualification) University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Anagrams
• BDU, BUD, Bud, DBU, bud
Etymology 1
Verb
dub (third-person singular simple present dubs, present participle dubbing, simple past and past participle dubbed)
(transitive) (now historical) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.
(transitive) To name, to entitle, to call. [from the later 16th c]
(transitive) To deem.
To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
(heading) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
To dress with an adze.
To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
To dress a fishing fly.
To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
Synonyms
• (to confer knighthood): knight
• (to name, to entitle, to call.): designate, name; see also denominate
• (to deem): consider, think of; see also deem
• (to clothe or invest): deck out, embellish; see also decorate
Etymology 2
Verb
dub (third-person singular simple present dubs, present participle dubbing, simple past and past participle dubbed)
To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
To do something badly.
In golf, to execute a shot poorly.
Noun
dub (plural dubs)
(rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
Etymology 3
1885-90; Imitative, see also flub, flubdub
Noun
dub (plural dubs)
(now historical) (slang) An unskillful, awkward person. [from the later part of the 19th c]
Etymology 4
Verb
dub (third-person singular simple present dubs, present participle dubbing, simple past and past participle dubbed)
To add sound to film or change audio on film. [from the first half of the 20th c]
To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation
To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.
Noun
dub (countable and uncountable, plural dubs)
(music, countable) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
(music, uncountable) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
(music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
(slang, countable) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
(countable) The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
Etymology 5
Noun
dub (plural dubs)
(UK, dialect) A pool or puddle.
Etymology 6
Noun
dub (plural dubs)
(slang) A twenty dollar sack of marijuana.
(slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
Etymology 7
Verb
dub (third-person singular simple present dubs, present participle dubbing, simple past and past participle dubbed)
(obsolete, UK, thieves) To open or close.
Noun
dub (plural dubs)
(obsolete, UK, thieves) A lock.
(obsolete, UK, thieves) A key, especially a master key; a lockpick.
Anagrams
• BDU, BUD, Bud, DBU, bud
Noun
DUB (uncountable)
(medicine) Initialism of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
Anagrams
• BDU, BUD, Bud, DBU, bud
Source: Wiktionary
Dub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing.] Etym: [AS. dubban to strike, beat ("dubbade his sunu . . . to ridere." AS. Chron. an 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
1. To confer knight.
Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope.
3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. Morte d'Arthure.
4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
(b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap. Halliwell. (c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it. Tomlinson. (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles. To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
– To dub out (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
Dub, v. i.
Definition: To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs." Beau. & Fl.
Dub, n.
Definition: A blow. [R.] Hudibras.
Dub, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. dĂłb mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]
Definition: A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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