dub
1 (dŭb)
[Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian, perhaps from Old French aduber.]
transitive verb: dubbed, dub·bing, dubs.
- To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
- To honor with a new title or description.
- To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
- To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
- To dress (a fowl).
- To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly.
noun
- An awkward person or player; a bungler.
dub
2 (dŭb)
[Perhaps from Low German dubben, to hit, strike.]
verb: dubbed, dub·bing, dubs.
transitive verb
- To thrust at; poke.
- To beat (a drum).
intransitive verb
- To make a thrust.
- To beat on a drum.
noun
- The act of dubbing.
- A drumbeat.
dub
3 (dŭb)
[Short for double.]
transitive verb: dubbed, dub·bing, dubs.
- To transfer (recorded material) onto a new recording medium.
- To copy (a record or tape).
- To insert a new soundtrack, often a synchronized translation of the original dialogue, into (a film).
- To add (sound) into a film or tape: dub in strings behind the vocal.
noun
- The new sounds added by dubbing.
- A dubbed copy of a tape or record.
- A mostly instrumental style of music originating in Jamaica, produced by remixing existing recordings to emphasize bass and drum rhythms and adding audio effects
derivatives
- dub́ber
- noun
dub
4 (dŭb)
[Origin unknown.]
noun
Scots- A puddle or small pool.
