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- Dictionarydub/dʌb/
verb
- 1. provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original: "the film will be dubbed into French and Flemish"
- 2. make a copy of (a sound or video recording).
noun
- 1. an instance of dubbing sound effects or music: "the level of the dub can be controlled manually"
- 2. a style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the accentuation of bass guitar.
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DUB definition: 1. to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him…. Learn more.
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.
DUB meaning: 1. to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him…. Learn more.
Dub sees wide use when it means “to give a name” to someone, usually an unofficial one like a nickname (e.g., We dubbed him Fiver since he was always five minutes late to meetings). It also sees playfully lofty use in reference to its original knighting.
DUB definition: 1. to give someone or something an unofficial or funny name: 2. to change the language in a film…. Learn more.
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs. 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname. 4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
The verb dub traces back to the French word adober, meaning “equip with armor,” and originally referred to making someone a knight. Dub still carries that meaning, although now it's more likely to describe the giving out of titles of a different kind.
dub something (into something) to replace the original speech in a movie or television program with words in another language an American movie dubbed into Italian compare subtitle. See dub in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dub. Definition of dub verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Dub definition: To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight. to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.
