dub

dub¹ [dʌb] v past tense and past participle dubbed present participle dubbing [T]

[Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English dubbian]

[Sense: 2-4; Origin: double]

1.) [usually passive]

to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way

→↑label, name ↑name be dubbed sth

▪ The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed 'The Iceman'.

2.) to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language

be dubbed into sth

▪ a British film dubbed into French

3.) especially BrE to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together

4.) AmE to copy a recording from a tape or ↑CD onto another tape

5.) if a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of ↑knight to that person in a special ceremony

dub ²

dub² n [U]

a style of poetry or music from the West Indies with a strong regular beat