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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the new sounds added by dubbing;


VERB (3)

1. give a nickname to;
[syn: dub, nickname]

2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language;

3. raise (someone) to knighthood;
- Example: "The Beatles were knighted"
[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. [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]
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [PJC] 2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dub \Dub\, n. A blow. [R.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster]
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]