- to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero.
- to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight.
- to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.
- to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship).
- an awkward, unskillful person.
- to thrust; poke.
- to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).
- to execute poorly.
- to thrust; poke.
- a thrust; poke.
- a drumbeat.
- to furnish (a film or tape) with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.
- to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in).
- to copy (a tape or disc recording).
- to copy program material from one tape recording onto another.
- the new sounds added to a film or tape.
- a style of popular music based on reggae and produced by remixing previously recorded music to which audio samples and sound effects are added.
- to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or soundtrack: to dub out background noise.
- a pool of water; puddle.
- to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword
- to invest with a title, name, or nickname
- to dress (leather) by rubbing
- to dress (a fly)
- the sound of a drum
- to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)
- to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language
- to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack
- to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others
- the new sounds added
- a style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etc
- (as modifier)
- Australian and NZ informal short for double-bank
- a clumsy or awkward person or player
- to bungle (a shot), as in golf
- a pool of water; puddle
- to contribute to the cost of (something); pay