dub
dub (dub)
transitive verb dubbed, dubbing dub′·bing
- Obsolete to hit; strike
- to confer knighthood on by tapping on the shoulder with a sword
- to confer a title or rank upon
- to call, name, or nickname
- to make (wood, etc.) smooth, as by hammering or scraping
- to dress (leather) by rubbing
- Slang to bungle (a golf stroke, etc.)
Etymology: ME dubben < OE dubbian, to strike (akin to ON dubba, to dub, EFris dubben, push) < IE base *dheubh-, a club, wooden pin > dowel
noun
Related Forms:
- dubber dub′·ber noun
☆ dub (dub)
transitive verb dubbed, dubbing dub′·bing
- to rerecord the sound from (an old recording)
- to provide with a soundtrack
- to insert in (a film) a soundtrack with synchronized dialogue in another language
Etymology: contr. < double
noun
- dialogue, music, etc. inserted in a film's soundtrack
- a copy of a recording made for testing the sound or content
Related Forms:
- dubber dub′·ber noun
dub in
dub (dub, do̵ob)
noun
Etymology: prob. < Scand, akin to Norw dobbe, swampy land, MDu doppe, shell, MLowG dobbe, pool: for IE base see dimple
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