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[[t]dʌb[/t]]

v. t. dubbed, dub•bing

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

He was dubbed a hero[/ex]

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

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

dub

[[t]dʌb[/t]] n. Slang.

sts an awkward, unskillful person

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Etymology: 1885–90; of expressive orig., cf. flub, flubdub, dub III III

dub

[[t]dʌb[/t]] v. t. dubbed, dub•bing

1) spo to hit (a golf ball) poorly

2) to execute poorly

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Etymology: 1505–15; appar. same as dub I IV

dub

[[t]dʌb[/t]] v. dubbed, dub•bing, n.

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

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

3) hfi to copy (a tape or disc)

4) hfi the new sounds added to a film or tape

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Etymology: 1925–30; short for double dub′ber, n. V

dub

[[t]dʌb[/t]] n. Chiefly Scot.

scot. a pool of water; puddle

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