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- DictionaryDub/dəb/
verb
- 1. provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original: "the film will be dubbed into French and Flemish"
- 2. make a copy of (a sound or video recording).
noun
- 1. an instance of dubbing sound effects or music: "the level of the dub can be controlled manually"
- 2. a style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the exaggeration of bass guitar.
verb (used with object) , dubbed, dub·bing. to furnish (a film or tape) with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language. to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in ). to copy (a tape or disc recording).
The verb dub traces back to the French word adober, meaning “equip with armor,” and originally referred to making someone a knight. Dub still carries that meaning, although now it's more likely to describe the giving out of titles of a different kind.
1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname. 4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth. 5. To dress (a fowl). 6. To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly. n.
to give someone or something an unofficial or funny name: [ often passive ] He was dubbed 'Big Ears' by the media. dub verb [T] (LANGUAGE) to change the language in a film or television programme into a different language: [ often passive ] The film was dubbed into English.
May 13, 2016 · Definition of 'dub' Word Frequency. dub. (dʌb ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dubs , present participle dubbing , past tense, past participle dubbed. 1. verb. If someone or something is dubbed a particular thing, they are given that description or name. [journalism]
dub something (into something) to replace the original speech in a movie or television program with words in another language an American movie dubbed into Italian compare subtitle. See dub in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dub. Definition of dub verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight. to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.
