'Dub' definitions:
Definition of 'dub'
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Definition of 'Dub'
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- Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dub'
From: GCIDE
- Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dubbed (d[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat ("dubbade his sunu . . . to r[imac]dere." --AS. Chron. an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
- 1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. [1913 Webster]
- A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. --Morte d'Arthure. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth. [1913 Webster] (b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap. --Halliwell. (c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it. --Tomlinson. (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles. [1913 Webster]
- To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
- To dub out (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dub'
From: GCIDE
- Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t.
- 1. to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration. [PJC]
- 2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording. [PJC]
Definition of 'Dub'
From: GCIDE
- Dub \Dub\, n. A blow. [R.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dub'
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- Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dub'
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Synonyms of 'dub'
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- baptize,
- blow,
- blunder,
- bobble,
- boggle,
- bollix,
- butterfingers,
- call,
- christen,
- clumsy,
- dab,
- define,
- denominate,
- designate,
- double,
- drag,
- dress,
- duffer,
- entitle,
- equalize,
- even,
- flatten,
- flub,
- fluff,
- foozler,
- foul-up,
- fumble-fist,
- goof,
- goof up,
- goofball,
- goofer,
- grade,
- grease,
- harrow,
- hick,
- identify,
- label,
- lay,
- level,
- lubricate,
- lummox,
- lump,
- mow,
- muff,
- muffer,
- name,
- nickname,
- nominate,
- oil,
- plane,
- planish,
- plaster,
- rube,
- shave,
- slob,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth out,
- specify,
- stumblebum,
- stumblebunny,
- style,
- tag,
- term,
- title