dub
Pronunciation: (dub), [key]
— v., dubbed, dub•bing,
—v.t.
- to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero.
- to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight.
- to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.
- to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship).
dub
Pronunciation: (dub), [key]
— n. Slang.
- an awkward, unskillful person.
dub
Pronunciation: (dub), [key]
— v., n. dubbed, dub•bing,
—v.t.
- to thrust; poke.
- to hit (a ball) poorly; misplay (a shot).
- to execute poorly.
—v.i.
- to thrust; poke.
—n.
- a thrust; poke.
- a drumbeat.
dub
Pronunciation: (dub), [key]
— v., n. dubbed, dub•bing,
—v.t.
- to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
- to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often fol. by in).
- to copy (a tape or disc recording).
—v.i.
- to copy program material from one tape recording onto another.
- to omit or erase (unwanted sound) on a tape or sound track: to dub out background noise.
—n.
- the new sounds added to a film or tape.
dub
Pronunciation: (dub), [key]
— n. Chiefly Scot.
- a pool of water; puddle.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.