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dub

verb

  1. to confer knighthood
  2. to name, entitle, call
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verb

  1. to add sound, or change audio, of film
  2. to replace the original soundtrack of film with a synchronized translation
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noun

  1. Jamaican style of popular music derived from reggae
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verb

  1. to secure, lock up, shut up
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noun

  1. one who is inexperienced, unskillful
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proper noun

  1. slang term for a person from or resident of Dublin, Ireland
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dʌb/ / /dɐb/ / /dʊb/

name

  1. Abbreviation of University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

noun

  1. A small copper coin once used in India.

verb

Etymology: From dup (“to open”), from do + up, from Middle English don up (“to open”).

  1. To open or close.

    "Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degan, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged."