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dub

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What does dub mean?

verb

  1. To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
  2. (informal) To name, to entitle, to call.
  3. To deem.
More meanings (33)

verb

  1. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
  2. To dress with an adze.
  3. To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
  4. To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
  5. To dress a fishing fly.
  6. To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
  7. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
  8. To do something badly.
  9. To execute a shot poorly.
  10. To add sound to film or change audio on film.
  11. To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
  12. To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation
  13. To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.
  14. (obsolete) To open or close.

noun

  1. A poorly executed shot.
  2. A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
  3. A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
  4. A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
  5. (slang) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
  6. The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
  7. A pool or puddle.
  8. (slang) A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana.
  9. (slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
  10. Clipping of double-u.
  11. A win.
  12. Initialism of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
  13. A Dubliner.
  14. (rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
  15. (historical, slang) An unskillful, awkward person.
  16. (obsolete) A lock.
  17. (obsolete) A key, especially a master key; a lock pick.
  18. (historical) A small copper coin once used in India.

proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
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At the mouth of the Tahkeena, one night after supper, Dub turned up a snowshoe rabbit, blundered it, and missed.
Jack LondonThe call of the wildProject Gutenberg ebook #215
To dub a youth "a good dancer" is to pay him a great compliment.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561
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Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.— Edward, kneel down.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
My wife and I are what I dub "vegetablitarians."
Steve SolomonGardening without irrigation : $b or without much, anywayProject Gutenberg ebook #4512
We quarrel with that church, however, when it seeks to assume authority over non-Catholics and to dub their behavior immoral because they do not conform to the dictatorship of Rome.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689