dub

  • 41dub — I [[t]dʌb[/t]] v. t. dubbed, dub•bing 1) to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title: He was dubbed a hero[/ex] 2) to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME; late OE *dubbian < AF… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42dub — I. /dʌb / (say dub) verb (t) (dubbed, dubbing) 1. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: the king dubbed him knight. 2. to invest with any dignity or title; style; name; call:… …

  • 43dub — dub1 dubber, n. /dub/, v., dubbed, dubbing v.t. 1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. 2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as,… …

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  • 44dub — I UK [dʌb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dub : present tense I/you/we/they dub he/she/it dubs present participle dubbing past tense dubbed past participle dubbed * 1) mainly journalism to give someone or something a particular name or… …

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  • 45dub — I v. (N; used with a noun) ( to name ) they dubbed him Bud II v. (d; tr.) ( to provide with a new sound track ) to dub into (to dub a film into English) * * * [dʌb] (N; used with a noun) ( to name ) they dubbed him Bud (d; tr.) ( to provide with… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46dub —    From Rock Steady onwards, many Jamaican 45s (singles) contained an alternative version on the Bside. This ‘version’ would be a ‘dub’ recording, a remix of the A side with the main vocal dubbed out and treated with special effects. Early dub… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 47dub — dȗb1 m <N mn dȕbovi/ i jez. knjiž., G dȕbōvā> DEFINICIJA arh. hrast ONOMASTIKA Dȗb m. os. ime (narodno), zast. pr.: Dòmbāj (180, Koprivnica, Varaždin), Dȍmbi (S Hrvatska, ← mađ.), Dúbac (Slavonski Brod, Buje, I Slavonija, Istra), Dubáić… …

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  • 48dub- — Ⅰ s. dub Ⅰ germ., Verb; nhd. stieben, rauchen; Ⅱ s. dub Ⅱ germ., Verb; nhd. schlagen; Ⅲ s. dub Ⅲ …

    Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • 49dub — [dab] 1. tv. & in. to duplicate something; to copy something. □ Dub this and keep a copy yourself. □ He’s busy dubbing right now. 2. n. a duplicate; a copy. □ The dub was so poor we couldn’t understand the dialog …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 50Dub — El dub es un género musical que tiene su origen en Jamaica, en las versiones instrumentales de los temas reggae, a los que se añadían ecos y efectos sonoros. Desde los años setenta, muchos discos de reggae incluyen dos versiones de un mismo tema …

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