dub : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dub	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for dub
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dub n the new sounds added by dubbing v give a nickname to Synonym(s): dub, nickname provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" Synonym(s): knight, dub
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dub \Dub\ (d[ucr]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[ucr]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat ([bd]dubbade his sunu . . . to r[c6]dere.[b8] --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. Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope. 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones. --Morte d'Arthure. 4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as: (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dub \Dub\, v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. [bd]Now the drum dubs.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dub \Dub\, n. A blow. [R.] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d[a2]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.] A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dubb \Dubb\, n. [Ar.] (Zo[94]l.) The Syrian bear. See under {Bear}. [Written also {dhubb}, and {dub}.]