dub

dub

dub¹ [dub]

vt.

dubbed, dubbing [ME dubben < OE dubbian, to strike (akin to ON dubba, to dub, EFris dubben, push) < IE base * dheubh-, a club, wooden pin > DOWEL]

1. Obs. to hit; strike

2. to confer knighthood on by tapping on the shoulder with a sword

3.

a) to confer a title or rank upon

b) to call, name, or nickname

4. to make (wood, etc.) smooth, as by hammering or scraping

5. to dress (leather) by rubbing

6. Slang to bungle (a golf stroke, etc.)

n.

☆ Slang a clumsy, unskillful person

dubber

n.

☆ dub² [dub ]

vt.

dubbed, dubbing [contr. < DOUBLE]

1. to rerecord the sound from (an old recording): distinguished from RE-PRESS

2. to provide with a soundtrack

3. to insert in (a film) a soundtrack with synchronized dialogue in another language

n.

1. dialogue, music, etc. inserted in a film's soundtrack

2. a copy of a recording made for testing the sound or content

——————

dub in

Film Radio TV to insert (dialogue, music, etc.) in the soundtrack

dubber

n.

dub³ [dub, doob]

n.

[prob. < Scand, akin to Norw dobbe, swampy land, MDu doppe, shell, MLowG dobbe, pool: for IE base see DIMPLE] [Scot. or North Eng.] a small pool or puddle