Complete Definition of "dub"

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English
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Pronunciation
rhymes|�b

Etymology 1
From OE. dubban (meaning to strike, beat (dubbade his sunu . . . to rīdere)). Akin to Icelandic dubba; compare Old French adouber (probabaly from Icelandic), meaning a chevalier, Icelandic dubba til riddara).

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete A blow.

Verb
en-verb|dub|b|ing

  1. transitive To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
  2. Hence, to name, to entitle, to call.

#:A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. Pope.

Translations
trans-top|to confer knighthood
Finnish: lyödä ritariksi
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to name, to entitle, to call
Finnish: nimittää, kutsua
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
From a shortening of the word double.

Verb
en-verb|dub|b|ing

  1. To make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
  2. To copy the audio track onto a film.
  3. To mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix.

Translations
trans-top|to make a copy from an original or master audio tape
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to copy the audio track onto a film
Finnish: jälkiäänittää, dubata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to mix audio tracks to produce a new sound; to remix
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. music A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
  2. music A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.

Derived terms
dub ska

Etymology 3
rfe

Noun
en-noun

  1. slang A twenty dollar sack of marijuana.
  2. slang 20 inch wheel rims.

Anagrams
bud

Category:Music genres
Category:Recreational drugs


Bosnian

Noun
infl|bs|noun|g=m

  1. oak (tree and wood)

Category:bs:Trees


Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

  1. archaic|lang=hr oak i|tree

Category:hr:Trees


Czech

Pronunciation
IPA|/dup/

Noun
cs-noun|g=m, inanimate

  1. oak, oak tree

Declension
cs-noun-decl|dub|dubu|dubu|dub|dube|dubu|dubem|duby|dubů|dubům|duby|duby|dubech|duby
Derived terms
dub balkánský
dub cer
dub �ervený
dub letní
dub pý�itý
dub slovenský
dub zimní

Category:cs:Trees


Serbian

Noun
infl|sr|noun|g=m

  1. oak (tree and wood)

See also
д�б#Serbian|д�б

Category:sr:Trees


Slovak

Noun
dub m, duby p

  1. oak, oak tree

Singular:
nominative|nom dub
genitive|gen duba, dubu
dative|dat dubu
accusative|acc dub
vocative|voc dub, dube
locative|loc dube
instrumental|ins dubom

plural:
nominative|nom duby
genitive|gen dubov
dative|dat dubom
accusative|acc duby
vocative|voc duby
locative|loc duboch
instrumental|ins dubmi, dubami'''

Category:Slovak nouns
Category:sk:Trees


Volapük

Preposition
dub

  1. by

Category:Volapük prepositions

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