[syn: knight, dub]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on
the shoulder with the sword.
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2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;
to call.
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A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.
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3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
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His diadem was dropped down
Dubbed with stones. --Morte
d'Arthure.
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4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:
(a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber
smooth.
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(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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. i.
To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs."
--Beau. & Fl.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to
produce a composite recording.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dub \Dub\, n.
A blow. [R.] --Hudibras.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]
A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dubb \Dubb\, n. [Ar.] (Zool.)
The Syrian bear. See under Bear. [Written also dhubb, and
dub.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dub
n 1: the new sounds added by dubbing
v 1: give a nickname to [syn: dub, nickname]
2: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
3: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
[syn: knight, dub]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "dub":
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