Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To thrust at; poke.
- intransitive verb To beat (a drum).
- intransitive verb To make a thrust.
- intransitive verb To beat on a drum.
- noun The act of dubbing.
- noun A drumbeat.
- transitive verb To transfer (recorded material) onto a new recording medium.
- transitive verb To copy (a record or tape).
- transitive verb To insert a new soundtrack, often a synchronized translation of the original dialogue, into (a film).
- transitive verb To add (sound) into a film or tape.
- noun The new sounds added by dubbing.
- noun A dubbed copy of a tape or record.
- noun A mostly instrumental style of music originating in Jamaica, produced by remixing existing recordings to emphasize drum and bass rhythms and adding audio effects.
- transitive verb To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
- transitive verb To honor with a new title or description.
- transitive verb To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
- transitive verb To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
- transitive verb To dress (a fowl).
- transitive verb To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly.
- noun An awkward person or player; a bungler.
- noun A puddle or small pool.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blow.
- To make a fair show outside or on the surface, as by placing the good wares in the upper part of a basket and the inferior beneath.
- To make a quick noise, as by hammering or drumming.
- noun A puddle; a small pool of foul, stagnant water.
- To strike with a sword in the ceremony of making one a knight; hence, to make or designate as a knight; invest with the knightly character.
- [This catch, a scrap of which is also put into the mouth of Silence in Shakspere's 2 Henry IV., v. 3, alludes to a convivial custom, according to which he who drank a large potation of wine or other liquor, on his knees, to the health of his mistress, was jocularly said to be dubbed a knight, and retained his title for the evening.]
- Hence To confer a new character or any dignity or name upon; entitle; speak of as.
- To invest, with the dress and insignia of a knight, or with any distinctive character; in general, to dress; ornament; embellish.
- To strike, cut, rub, or dress so as to make smooth, or of an equal surface.
- To rub with grease, as leather when being curried.
- To raise a nap on, as cloth, by striking it with teazels.
- To cut off the comb and wattles, and sometimes the earlobes of (a game-cock); trim.
- To dress (a fishing-fly).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording.
- transitive verb To confer knighthood upon.
- transitive verb To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
- transitive verb obsolete To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- transitive verb To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab
- transitive verb To dress with an adz.
- transitive verb To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
- transitive verb To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
- transitive verb To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
- transitive verb [Prov. Eng.] to dress a fishing fly.
- transitive verb (Plastering) to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
- noun rare A blow.
- noun Prov. Eng. A pool or puddle.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He had our attention right off the bat with the promise of Queen/Bowie and Muppets, but his dedication to the lip dub is what really stands out.
Homeless Man's Moving 'Under Pressure' Lip Dub With Kermits (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He had our attention right off the bat with the promise of Queen/Bowie and Muppets, but his dedication to the lip dub is what really stands out.
Homeless Man's Moving 'Under Pressure' Lip Dub With Kermits (VIDEO) Katla McGlynn 2010
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He had our attention right off the bat with the promise of Queen/Bowie and Muppets, but his dedication to the lip dub is what really stands out.
Homeless Man's Moving 'Under Pressure' Lip Dub With Kermits (VIDEO) Katla McGlynn 2010
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You can view the episodes subtitled or dubbed, although dub is the default.
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He had our attention right off the bat with the promise of Queen/Bowie and Muppets, but his dedication to the lip dub is what really stands out.
Homeless Man's Moving 'Under Pressure' Lip Dub With Kermits (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I guess this means G-dub is a sworn in again Christian.
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Nowhere in this whole damn place no matter if we say it dub dub dub or doub doub doub.
chocolate chilli ice cream esther 2007
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Nowhere in this whole damn place no matter if we say it dub dub dub or doub doub doub.
Archive 2007-04-01 esther 2007
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The difference between Churchill and Shrub-a-dub, is genes.
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The centerpiece of his live act is a set of four gizmos he calls dub machines-Arduino-powered gear he can manipulate to produce sounds, loops, and rhythms.
Wired Top Stories bdagosti 2011
oroboros commented on the word dub
Bud in reverse. Also, an enantiomorph.
November 2, 2007
bilby commented on the word dub
Scots - puddle, muddy pool.
December 18, 2007
gangerh commented on the word dub
This is what happens during the sound editing of the film.
June 18, 2008
nebulasprout commented on the word dub
Type of music, associated with electronic styles and DJ culture.
May 16, 2009
alexz commented on the word dub
2019 - Refers to W for a Win.
I initially spotted this in Fortnite in this usage. But I suspect it's had sports usage for a win.
June 3, 2019