dub

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[ duhb ]
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verb (used with object),dubbed, dub·bing.
  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.

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

Idioms about dub

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

Origin of dub

1
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; see origin at a-5, dub3, daube

Other words from dub

  • dub·ber, noun

Words Nearby dub

Other definitions for dub (2 of 5)

dub2
[ duhb ]

nounSlang.
  1. an awkward, unskillful person.

Origin of dub

2
First recorded in 1885–90; of expressive origin, cf. flub, flubdub, dub3

Other definitions for dub (3 of 5)

dub3
[ duhb ]

verb (used with object),dubbed, dub·bing.
  1. to thrust; poke.

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

  1. to execute poorly.

verb (used without object),dubbed, dub·bing.
  1. to thrust; poke.

noun
  1. a thrust; poke.

  2. a drumbeat.

Origin of dub

3
First recorded in 1505–15; apparently same word (with older sense) as dub1

Other definitions for dub (4 of 5)

dub4
[ duhb ]

verb (used with object),dubbed, dub·bing.
  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 by in).

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

verb (used without object),dubbed, dub·bing.
  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 Phrases
  1. dub out, to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or soundtrack: to dub out background noise.

Origin of dub

4
First recorded in 1925–30; short for double

Other words from dub

  • dub·ber, noun

Other definitions for dub (5 of 5)

dub5
[ duhb ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a pool of water; puddle.

Origin of dub

5
First recorded in 1490–1500; of obscure origin; perhaps akin to Middle Low German dobbe “pond, puddle”

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How to use dub in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dub (1 of 6)

dub1

/ (dʌb) /


verbdubs, dubbing or dubbed
  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

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

  2. angling to dress (a fly)

noun
  1. the sound of a drum

Origin of dub

1
Old English dubbian; related to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, Old High German tubili plug, peg

British Dictionary definitions for dub (2 of 6)

dub2

/ (dʌb) /


verbdubs, dubbing or dubbed films television
  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

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

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

noun
  1. films the new sounds added

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

    • (as modifier): a dub mix

Origin of dub

2
C20: shortened from double

British Dictionary definitions for dub (3 of 6)

dub3

/ (dʌb) /


verbdubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. Australian and NZ informal short for double-bank

British Dictionary definitions for dub (4 of 6)

dub4

/ (dʌb) US and Canadian informal /


noun
  1. a clumsy or awkward person or player

verbdubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. to bungle (a shot), as in golf

Origin of dub

4
C19: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for dub (5 of 6)

dub5

/ (dʌb) /


noun
  1. Scot and Northern English dialect a pool of water; puddle

Origin of dub

5
C16: Scottish dialect dubbe; related to Middle Low German dobbe

British Dictionary definitions for dub (6 of 6)

dub6

/ (dʌb) /


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

Origin of dub

6
C19: of obscure origin

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