dubdʌb(v.t.)dubbed, dub•bing.

1. to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title:

   He was dubbed a hero.

2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood.

Origin of dub:

1175–1225; ME; late OE *dubbian < AF dubber, dobber, aph. form of ad(o)uber=a-a -5+-do(u)ber < Frankish *dubban to strike, beat, c. LG dubben,dub3; cf. daube

dub′ber(n.)

dub^*dʌb(n.)

1. an awkward, unskillful person.

   Category: Status (usage)

^* Slang..

Origin of dub:

1885–90; of expressive orig., cf. flub , flubdub , dub3

dubdʌb(v.t.)dubbed, dub•bing.

1. to hit (a golf ball) poorly.

   Category: Sport

2. to execute poorly.

Origin of dub:

1505–15; appar. same as dub1

dubdʌb(v.; n.)dubbed, dub•bing

1. (v.t.)to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.

   Category: Hi-Fi and Audio

2. to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often fol. by in).

   Category: Hi-Fi and Audio

3. to copy (a tape or disc).

   Category: Hi-Fi and Audio

4. (n.)the new sounds added to a film or tape.

   Category: Hi-Fi and Audio

Origin of dub:

1925–30; short for double

dub′ber

dub^*dʌb(n.)

1. a pool of water; puddle.

   Category: Scottish

^* Chiefly Scot..

Origin of dub:

1490–1500; of obscure orig.; perh. akin to G Tümpel pond, puddle