dub

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
dub
    n 1: the new sounds added by dubbing
    v 1: give a nickname to [syn: {dub}, {nickname}]
    2: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
    3: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
       [syn: {knight}, {dub}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat
   ("dubbade his sunu . . . to r[imac]dere." --AS. Chron. an.
   1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.)
   a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
   1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son
      Henry a knight.
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   Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on
         the shoulder with the sword.
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   2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;
      to call.
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            A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.
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   3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
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            His diadem was dropped down
            Dubbed with stones.                   --Morte
                                                  d'Arthure.
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   4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:
      (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber
          smooth.
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      (b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
          --Halliwell.
      (c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process
          of cyrrying it. --Tomlinson.
      (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming
          the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
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   {To dub a fly}, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.]
      --Halliwell.

   {To dub out} (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface,
      to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. i.
   To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs."
   --Beau. & Fl.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t.
   1. 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.
      [PJC]

   2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to
      produce a composite recording.
      [PJC]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dub \Dub\, n.
   A blow. [R.] --Hudibras.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]
   A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dubb \Dubb\, n. [Ar.] (Zool.)
   The Syrian bear. See under {Bear}. [Written also {dhubb}, and
   {dub}.]
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "dub":
      baptize, blow, blunder, bobble, boggle, bollix, butterfingers,
      call, christen, clumsy, dab, define, denominate, designate, double,
      drag, dress, duffer, entitle, equalize, even, flatten, flub, fluff,
      foozler, foul-up, fumble-fist, goof, goof up, goofball, goofer,
      grade, grease, harrow, hick, identify, label, lay, level,
      lubricate, lummox, lump, mow, muff, muffer, name, nickname,
      nominate, oil, plane, planish, plaster, rube, shave, slob, smooth,
      smooth down, smooth out, specify, stumblebum, stumblebunny, style,
      tag, term, title
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