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Entry 10 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Dub

/(dŭb)/ · IPA /dʌb/
01 v. t. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
imp. & p. p. Dubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dubbing
  1. 1.
    To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
  2. 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. 3.
    To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.[Obs.]
    “His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones.” — Morte d'Arthure.
  4. 4.
    To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;
  5. 5.
    To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
Phrases & compounds
To dub a fly — to dress a fishing fly.
To dub out — to fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.
02 v. i. To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
  1. 1.
    To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
03 v. t. to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration.
  1. 1.
    to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration.
  2. 2.
    to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording.
04 n. A blow.
  1. 1.
    A blow.[R.]
05 n. A pool or puddle.
  1. 1.
    A pool or puddle.[Prov. Eng.]