dub
verb
[ dʌb ]
• give an unofficial name or nickname to.
• "the media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’"
Similar:
nickname,
call,
name,
give a name,
label,
christen,
term,
tag,
entitle,
style,
describe as,
designate,
classify,
class,
categorize,
characterize,
denominate,
nominate,
• dress (an artificial fishing fly) with strands of fur or wool or with other material.
• "prewaxed thread has dramatically eased the process of dubbing"
• smear (leather) with grease.
Origin:
late Old English (in the sense ‘make a knight’): from Old French adober ‘equip with armour’, of unknown origin. dub1 (sense 2) is from the obsolete meaning ‘dress or adorn’.
dub
verb
• provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original.
• "the film will be dubbed into French and Flemish"
• make a copy of (a sound or video recording).
dub
noun
• an instance of dubbing sound effects or music.
• "the level of the dub can be controlled manually"
• a style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the accentuation of bass guitar.
Origin:
1920s: abbreviation of double.
dub
noun
• an inexperienced or unskilful person.
dub
verb
• misplay (a shot).
Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps from dub1 in the obsolete technical sense ‘make blunt’.
dub
verb
• pay up; make a contribution.
Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
