dub

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
2. (informal, transitive) To name, to entitle, to call.
3. (transitive) To deem.
4. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
5. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
6. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
7. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
8. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
9. To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.

Noun

1. (rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
2. A poorly executed shot.

Noun

An unskillful, awkward person.

Noun

1. (countable) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
2. (uncountable) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
3. (uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
4. (countable, slang) A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
5. (countable) The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.

Noun

A pool or puddle.

Noun

1. (slang) A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana.
2. (slang) A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.

Noun

1. (UK, obsolete) A lock.
2. (UK, obsolete) A key, especially a master key; a lock pick.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of double-u.
2. (Internet) Clipping of double-u.

Noun

A small copper coin once used in India.

Synonyms

name

designate

call

dubbing

nickname

knight

term

title

denominate

label

🏷️

make even

christen

appoint

nominate

ordain

recording

rename

square

surname

tab

tag

trim

overdub

confer a knighthood

assign

baptise

baptize

bundle

create

duffer

entitle

even

fool

induct

lummox

make

Translations

doubler

chiamare

nommer

doblar

doppiare

apodar

nennen

nombrar

dublar

benennen

nomear

llamar

noemen

synchronisieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʌb/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: -

Cognate with French: adouber

Cognate with Icelandic: dubba

Cognate with Irish: dobhar

Cognate with Welsh: dŵr

In summary

From Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian (“to knight by striking with a sword, dub”) from Old French adober (“to equip with arms; adorn”) (also 11th century, Modern French adouber), both from Proto-West Germanic *dubbōn, from Proto-Germanic *dub- (“to hit, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“plug, peg, wedge”).
Cognate with Icelandic dubba (in dubba til riddara). Compare also drub for an English reflex of the Germanic word.