dub

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhb]
- /dʌb/
- /dʌb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhb]
- /dʌb/

Definitions of dub word

verb with object dub to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import. 1
verb with object dub to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in). 1
verb with object dub to copy (a tape or disc recording). 1
idioms dub dub bright, Shipbuilding. to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship). 1
noun dub a pool of water; puddle. 1
verb without object dub to copy program material from one tape recording onto another. 1

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Origin of dub

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English dubben, late Old English *dubbian (in phrase dubbade tō ridere ‘dubbed to knight(hood)’), < Anglo-French dubber, dobber, douber, aphetic form of ad(o)uber, equivalent to a- a-5 + -do(u)ber < Old Low Franconian *dubban ‘to strike, beat’, cognate with Low German dubben, dub3; cf. daube

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Parts of speech for Dub

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dub

dub popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dub

verb dub

nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
denominate — to give a specific name to; designate
title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.

noun dub

bull in a china shop — If you say that someone rushes into a situation like a bull in a china shop, you are critical of them because they do not stop to think, and are insensitive to other people's feelings.
screwup — a mistake or blunder: The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.
bumbler — to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.

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