dub
/dʌb/ verb C1- To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
- To name, to entitle, to call.
- To deem.
- To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- To dress with an adze. · to dub a stick of timber smooth
- To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
- To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
- To dress a fishing fly.
He/she/it dubs · Past dubbed · Past participle dubbed · -ing form dubbing
Verb forms
- Base form
- dub
- He/she/it
- dubs
- Past
- dubbed
- Past participle
- dubbed
- -ing form
- dubbing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton’s intelligence being quite first-rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it.
Other matches
- dub To add sound to film or change audio on film. C2
- dub To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. C2
- dub A small copper coin once used in India. C2
- dub An unskillful, awkward person. C2
- dub A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of... C2
- dub A poorly executed shot. C2
- dub A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana. C2
- dub A win. C2
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