Dub (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
  3. to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.
Idioms
  1. to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship).
noun Slang.
  1. an awkward, unskillful person.
verb (used with object), dubbed, dub·bing.
  1. to thrust; poke.
  2. to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).
  3. to execute poorly.
verb (used without object), dubbed, dub·bing.
  1. to thrust; poke.
noun
  1. a thrust; poke.
  2. a drumbeat.
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).
  3. 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. to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or soundtrack: to dub out background noise.
noun Chiefly Scot.
  1. a pool of water; puddle.
verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword
  2. to invest with a title, name, or nickname
  3. to dress (leather) by rubbing
  4. to dress (a fly)
noun
  1. the sound of a drum
verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed films television
  1. to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)
  2. to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language
  3. to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack
  4. to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others
noun
  1. 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)
verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. Australian and NZ informal short for double-bank
noun
  1. a clumsy or awkward person or player
verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. to bungle (a shot), as in golf
noun
  1. a pool of water; puddle
verb dubs, dubbing or dubbed
  1. to contribute to the cost of (something); pay
Dub (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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