I. ˈdəb verb
( dubbed ; dubbed ; dubbing ; dubs )
Etymology: Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian to dub a knight; akin to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, EFrisian dubben to strike against, push, Middle Low German dobbel die, Middle High German toppel die, Norwegian dubb peg, plug, Old High German tubili plug — more at dowel
transitive verb
1.
a. : to confer knighthood upon by the ceremonial tapping of the shoulder with a sword
the king dubbed his son a knight
b. : to dignify or give new character to by a name, title, or description
a man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth — Alexander Pope
dubbed him a “born actor” — Time
a region dubbed the Switzerland of America
c. : to call by a descriptive name or epithet : nickname
people dubbed his enterprise a folly
if a man persists in advancing views that are contradicted by all available evidence … he will rightfully be dubbed a crank by his colleagues — Martin Gardner
2. Britain : dress
dub a line for fly fishing
3. : to thrust or make a thrust at
4.
a. : to trim or remove the comb and wattles of (as a cockerel) — compare crop 1b (2)
b. : to trim or make smooth with an adz (as a timber)
5. : to rub with grease (as in stuffing leather)
6.
a. : to hit (a golf ball or a golf shot) poorly
b. : to execute poorly
he dubbed his first attempt at a sale
he dubbed the exam
intransitive verb
: to thrust or make a thrust : poke
II. noun
( -s )
: one who is unskillful (as at a game, a trade, politics) because of inexperience or lack of talent : a clumsy or stupid person : duffer
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) dubbe; akin to Middle Low German dobbe pool, puddle, Frisian dobbe pit, hole
1. chiefly Scotland : a pool of water: as
a. : a water hole or stagnant pond
b. : a deep pool in a river
c. : a pool of rainwater : mud puddle
2. Scotland : bog , mire
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Telugu ḍabbu & Marathi ḍhabbū
: a small copper coin formerly current in parts of India
V. transitive verb
( dubbed ; dubbed ; dubbing ; dubs )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from double
1. : to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new sound track (as for substituting dialogue in a foreign language)
2. : to add (sound effects) to a motion-picture film or to a radio or television production — usually used with in
3. : to transpose (sound already recorded) to a new record : rerecord ; also : to combine (two or more sources of sound at least one of which is a recording) into one record
VI. noun
( -s )
: dubbing
VII. noun
Etymology: dub (VI)
: Jamaican popular music in which audio effects and spoken or chanted words are imposed on an instrumental reggae background