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Definition of Dub
1. Noun. The new sounds added by dubbing.
2. Verb. Give a nickname to. "They dub him "Bobby""
3. Verb. Provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language. "Sam and Sue dub the movie "
Entails: Interpret, Render, Translate
Generic synonyms: Synchronise, Synchronize
Derivative terms: Dubbing
4. Verb. Raise (someone) to knighthood. ; "The Beatles were knighted"
Definition of Dub
1. v. t. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
2. v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
3. n. A blow.
4. n. A pool or puddle.
Definition of Dub
1. to confer knighthood on [v DUBBED, DUBBING, DUBS]
Medical Definition of Dub
1. 1. To confer knight. The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. "A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth." (Pope) 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. "His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones." (Morte d'Arthure) 4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth. To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap. To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it. To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles. To dub a fly, to dress a fishing fly. To dub out, to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections. Origin: AS. Dubban to strike, beat ("dubbade his sunu . . . To ridere." AS. Chron. An 1086); akin to Icel. Dubba; cf. OF. Adouber (prob. Fr. Icel) a chevalier, Icel. Dubba til riddara. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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