dub

  • 51dub — dub1 [ dʌb ] verb transitive * 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to give someone or something a particular name or description, often a humorous one: The press have dubbed her the Silent Star. 2. ) to change an existing TAPE or RECORDING by adding new sound …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 52dub — English has two words dub. By far the older, ‘create a knight, name’ [11], was one of the first linguistic fruits of the Norman conquest, which was during the Middle English period to contribute such a vast number of French words to the English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 53dub — {{11}}dub (1) give a name to, originally make a knight, from late O.E. dubbian knight by striking with a sword (11c.), a late word, perhaps borrowed from O.Fr. aduber equip with arms, adorn (11c.) of uncertain origin, but there are phonetic… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 54dub in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dub in : present tense I/you/we/they dub in he/she/it dubs in present participle dubbing in past tense dubbed in past participle dubbed in cinema to change part of the original sound of a recording, especially …

    English dictionary

  • 55dub — English has two words dub. By far the older, ‘create a knight, name’ [11], was one of the first linguistic fruits of the Norman conquest, which was during the Middle English period to contribute such a vast number of French words to the English… …

    Word origins

  • 56dub — Dubb Dubb, n. [Ar.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Syrian bear. See under {Bear}. [Written also {dhubb}, and {dub}.] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57dub — I. transitive verb (dubbed; dubbing) Etymology: Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian; akin to Old Norse dubba to dub, Old High German tubili plug Date: before 12th century 1. a. to confer knighthood on b. to call by a distinctive title …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 58DUB — dysfunctional uterine bleeding * * * DUB abbr dysfunctional uterine bleeding * * * dysfunctional uterine bleeding …

    Medical dictionary

  • 59dub — dub1 [dʌb] v past tense and past participle dubbed present participle dubbing [T] [Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English dubbian] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: double] 1.) [usually passive] to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60dub — 1 verb dubbed, dubbing (T) 1 (usually passive) to give something or someone a humorous name that describes their character: Mrs Thatcher was dubbed The Iron Lady . 2 to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English