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dub

transitive verb dubbed, dubbing

  1. Obsolete to hit; strike
  2. to confer knighthood on by tapping on the shoulder with a sword
    1. to confer a title or rank upon
    2. to call, name, or nickname
  3. to make (wood, etc.) smooth, as by hammering or scraping
  4. to dress (leather) by rubbing
  5. Slang to bungle (a golf stroke, etc.)

noun

Slang a clumsy, unskillful person

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transitive verb dubbed, dubbing

  1. to rerecord the sound from (an old recording)
  2. to provide with a soundtrack
  3. to insert in (a film) a soundtrack with synchronized dialogue in another language

noun

  1. dialogue, music, etc. inserted in a film's soundtrack
  2. a copy of a recording made for testing the sound or content

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noun

Scot., North Eng. a small pool or puddle

See dub in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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