dub
1 of 5verb (1)
ˈdəb 
dubbed; dubbing
transitive verb
1
a
: to confer knighthood on
was dubbed Sir Philip
b
: to call by a distinctive title, epithet, or nickname
Critics have dubbed him the new king of rock 'n' roll.
2
: to trim or remove the comb (see comb entry 1 sense 2a) and wattles of
3
a
golf : to hit (a ball or shot) poorly
b
: to execute poorly
a dubbed attempt
dub
2 of 5verb (2)
dubbed; dubbing; dubs
transitive verb
1
: to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television production —usually used with in
They dubbed in the music.
2
: to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new soundtrack and especially dialogue in a different language
The film was dubbed in French and Spanish.
3
: to make a new recording of (previously recorded sound)
That file was probably created … years earlier from a CD, which itself may have been created from a suboptimal "safety copy" of the LP master—or even from a dubbed duplicate of that dubbed duplicate.
Jody Rosen
Jody Rosen also : to mix (recorded sound from different sources) into a single recording
dub
3 of 5noun (1)
: Jamaican music in which audio effects and spoken or chanted words are imposed on an instrumental reggae background
dub
4 of 5noun (2)
: one who is inept or clumsy
dub
5 of 5noun (3)
chiefly Scotland
: pool, puddle
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- baptize
- call
- christen
- clepe [archaic]
- denominate
- designate
- entitle
- label
- name
- nominate
- style
- term
- title
Noun (2)
- butterfingers
- klutz
- looby
- lubber
- lummox
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1) and Noun (2)
Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian; akin to Old Norse dubba to dub, Old High German tubili plug
Verb (2)
by shortening & alteration from double
Noun (3)
Middle English (Scots) dubbe
First Known Use
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (1)
1974, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1884, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
dub 1 of 2
verb
ˈdəb
dubbed; dubbing
1
: to make a knight of
2
: name entry 2 sense 1, nickname
The football player was dubbed "The Bulldozer."
dub
2 of 2verb
dubbed; dubbing
: to add (a different language or sound effects) to a film or broadcast
Medical Definition
DUB
abbreviation
dysfunctional uterine bleeding
dubbing
verb
1
as in naming
to give a name to I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- naming
- calling
- labeling
- terming
- nicknaming
- titling
- labelling
- nominating
- designating
- styling
- denominating
- baptizing
- entitling
- christening
- branding
- cleping
- tagging
- stigmatizing
- renaming
- baptising
- specifying
- misnaming
- denoting
- miscalling
- rechristening
- relabeling
- code-naming
- mistitling
- relabelling
- surnaming
2
as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second Synonyms & Similar Words
- fumbling
- mangling
- bungling
- butchering
- blowing
- murdering
- botching
- flubbing
- fluffing
- ruining
- muffing
- spoiling
- booting
- destroying
- bobbling
- bumbling
- marring
- damaging
- boggling
- foozling
- mucking up
- wrecking
- muddling
- screwing up
- mutilating
- blundering
- fouling up
- lousing up
- injuring
- impairing
- bollixing (up)
- buggering (up)
- hurting
- flawing
- harming
- blemishing
- goofing (up)
- blighting
- vitiating
- mismanaging
- messing (up)
- mishandling
- piffling
- gumming (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improving
- helping
- reforming
- enhancing
- refining
- rectifying
- remedying
- ameliorating
- fixing
- repairing
- doctoring
- revamping
- patching
- meliorating
- renovating
- reconditioning
- bettering