Definitions for DUB
dʌbdub

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dubverb

   the new sounds added by dubbing

2. dub, nicknameverb

   give a nickname to

3. dubverb

   provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language

4. knight, dubverb

   raise (someone) to knighthood

   "The Beatles were knighted"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dubverb

   to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration.

2. Dubverb

   to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dubnoun

   A twenty dollar sack of marijuana.

2. dubnoun

   Wheel rims measuring 20 inches or more.

3. Etymology: From a shortening of the word double.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dubnoun

   A blow; a knock.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   As skilful coopers hoop their tubs
   With Lydian and with Phrygian dubs. Hudibras, p. ii.

2. To DUBverb

   Etymology: dubban zo ridere, Saxon; addubba till riddara, Islandick, to dub a knight. Addubba, in its primary sense, signifies to strike, knights being made by a blow with the sword.

   1. To make a man a knight.

   Knight, knight, good mother! Basilisco like.
   What! I am dubb’d; I have it on my shoulder. William Shakespeare.

   The robes which the kings then allowed to each knight, when he was dubbed, of green or burnet, as they spake in that age, appeareth upon record. William Camden, Remains.

   The king stood up under his cloth of state, took the sword from the lord protector, and dubbed the lord mayor of London knight. John Hayward, on Edward VI.

   2. To confer any kind of dignity, or new character.

   The jealous o’erworn widow and herself,
   Since that our brother dubb’d them gentlewomen,
   Are mighty gossips in this monarchy. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   He
   Gave thee no instance why thou should’st do treason,
   Unless to dub thee with the name of traitor. William Shakespeare, H. V.

   Women commence by Cupid’s dart,
   As a king hunting dubs a hart. John Cleveland.

   A plain gentleman, of an ancient family, is of better quality than a new knight, though the reason of his dubbing was meritorious. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   O, poet! thou had’st been discreeter,
   Hanging the monarch’s hat so high,
   If thou had’st dubb’d thy star a meteor,
   That did but blaze, and rove, and die. Matthew Prior.

   These demoniacks let me dub
   With the name of legion club. Jonathan Swift.

   A man of wealth is dubb’d a man of worth;
   Venus shall give him form, and Anstis birth. Alexander Pope, Horace.

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1. dub

   1) As a verb, "dub" primarily means to give a name, nickname, or title to someone or something. For example, a knight being dubbed by a king. 2) In film or broadcasting, it refers to the process of replacing the original voice track with one in a different language. 3) In music, it refers to a genre of music which grew out of reggae, featuring instrumental remixes with a lot of reverb and echo. 4) Additionally, it also refers to the act of making a sound recording, especially onto an existing recording.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dubverb

   to confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight

2. Dubverb

   to invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call

3. Dubverb

   to clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn

4. Dubverb

   to strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;

5. Dubverb

   to dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth

6. Dubverb

   to strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap

7. Dubverb

   to rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it

8. Dubverb

   to prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles

9. Dubverb

   to make a noise by brisk drumbeats

10. Dubnoun

    a blow

11. Dubnoun

    a pool or puddle

12. Etymology: [Cf. Ir. db mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dub

   dub, v.t. to confer knighthood, from the ceremony of striking the shoulder with the flat of a sword: to confer any name or dignity: to smooth with an adze: to rub a softening and waterproof mixture into, as leather: to dress a fly for fishing:—pr.p. dub′bing; pa.p. dubbed.—n. Dub′bing, the accolade: a preparation of grease for softening leather—also Dub′bin. [Conn. with O. Fr. a-douber, to equip with arms; but O. Fr. dober may be Teut.]

2. Dub

   dub, n. (Scot.) a pool of foul water: a puddle.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dub

   A northern term for a pool of deep and smooth water in a rapid river.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dubnoun

   Another word for dancing (grinding)

2. dubnoun

   A $20 sack of weed.

3. dubnoun

   A 20 dollar bill.

4. dubnoun

   A special way of remixing a bassline, or a special kind of bassline, that emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s.

5. dubnoun

   A rapper called WC (pronounced Dub C), member of Westside Connection.

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1. DUB

   What does DUB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dub is ranked #65244 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dub surname appeared 304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dub.
   
   95.7% or 291 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Ennoble
   • Film
   • Name
   • Synchronize

Anagrams for DUB »

1. bud

How to pronounce DUB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DUB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUB in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of DUB in a Sentence

1. Odetta:

   No one can dub you with dignity. That's yours to claim.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DUB
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=DUB
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dub
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DUB
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUB
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DUB
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=DUB
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html