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Definitions for Dub

[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.
[4] dub bright , Shipbuilding . to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship).
[5] an awkward, unskillful person.
[6] to thrust; poke.
[7] Golf . to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).
[8] to execute poorly.
[9] to thrust; poke.
[10] a thrust; poke.
[11] a drumbeat.
[12] to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
[13] to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in ).
[14] to copy (a tape or disc recording).
[15] to copy program material from one tape recording onto another.
[16] the new sounds added to a film or tape.
[17] a style of popular music based on reggae and produced by remixing previously recorded music to which audio samples and sound effects are added.
[18] dub out , to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or sound track: to dub out background noise.
[19] a pool of water; puddle.
[20] (tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword
[21] (tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname
[22] (tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing
[23] angling to dress (a fly)
[24] the sound of a drum
[25] to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)
[26] (tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language
[27] (tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack
[28] (tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others
[29] films the new sounds added
[30] 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
[31] Australian and NZ informal short for double-bank
[32] a clumsy or awkward person or player
[33] to bungle (a shot), as in golf
[34] Scot and Northern English dialect a pool of water; puddle
[35] (intr; foll by in, up, or out) slang to contribute to the cost of (something); pay

Words related to Dub

nickname, designate, term, denominate, title, knight, christen, style, confer, bestow, tag, call, entitle, baptize

Words nearby Dub

duane, duarchy, duarte, duarte fuentes, duathlon, dub, dubai, dubawnt, dubbeltje, dubbin, dubbing

Origin of Dub

51490–1500; of obscure origin; perhaps akin to German Tümpel ‘pond, puddle’

Other words from Dub

dub·ber , noun
dub·ber , noun

Word origin for Dub

C19: of obscure origin

Synonyms for Dub

designate, nickname, baptize, bestow, call, christen, confer, denominate, entitle, knight, style, tag, term, title