Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dub"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat
(``dubbade his sunu . . . to r[=i]dere.'' --AS. Chron. an.
1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.)
a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]
1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son
Henry a knight.
Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on
the shoulder with the sword.
2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;
to call.
A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.
3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones.
--Morte
d'Arthure.
4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:
(a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber
smooth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dub \Dub\, v. i.
To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. ``Now the drum dubs.''
--Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dub \Dub\, n.
A blow. [R.] --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]
A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dubb \Dubb\, n. [Ar.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Syrian bear. See under {Bear}. [Written also {dhubb}, and
{dub}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dub
v 1: give a nickname to [syn: {nickname}]
2: provide with a soundtrack of a foreign language; of films
3: invest with knighthood; make of knight of [syn: {knight}]
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