dub´ber

dub¹ «duhb», transitive verb, dubbed, dub|bing.

1. to give a title to: »

A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth (Alexander Pope).

SYNONYM(S): style.

2. to name or call: »

Because of his light hair, the boys dubbed him “Whitey.”

SYNONYM(S): nickname.

3. to make (a man) a knight by striking his shoulder lightly with a sword.

4. to make smooth by cutting, rubbing, or scraping: »

The lumberman hewed the log flat and then dubbed it with an adz.

5. to dress, trim, or crop.

6. to dress (an artificial fly).

╂[Old English dubbian]

dub² «duhb», noun, verb, dubbed, dub|bing. U.S. Slang.

–n.

1. a poor hand at anything.

2. an awkward, clumsy player.

–v.t., v.i.

to do or play awkwardly; bungle.

╂[American English, perhaps < dub³]

dub³ «duhb», verb, dubbed, dub|bing, noun.

–v.t.

1. to thrust; poke.

2. to beat (a drum).

–v.i.

1. to make a thrust or dab; poke (at).

2. to make the sound of a drum: »

trumpets braying and drums dubbing.

–n.

1. a) a beat of a drum. b) the sound of a drum when beaten.

2. a thrust or blow.

╂[origin uncertain. Compare East Frisian dubben to beat, strike.]

dub⁴ «duhb», verb, dubbed, dub|bing, noun.

–v.t.

1. to add music, voices, or sound effects to (a motion-picture film, a radio or television broadcast, or a recording) by making a new sound track: »

The dialogue spoken by the German and French is dubbed in heavily accented English (Bosley Crowther).

2. to add (sounds) to.

3. to make a record of (a previously mad recording).

–v.i.

to make a new sound track, especially by adding one's own voice to a film, broadcast, or recording: »

A star dubber can earn $50. One American dubbed for a year (New York Times).

–n.

1. the act or process of dubbing: »

The Instant Voice, as her husband calls her…makes about $10,000 for a major film dub (Time).

2. the sounds added in dubbing.

╂[short for double]

–dub´ber, noun.

dub⁵ «duhb, dub», noun. Scottish.

1. a muddy or stagnant pool.

2. a puddle.

3. a deep, still pool in a river.

╂[origin uncertain]