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To make a copy of an audio tape or videotape. See also dub-dub-dub.

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1. Combine several sound tracks for recording on film or videotape.

2. Add one television film to another; for example, to add the filmed version of a commercial to the film containing the regular entertainment program. This is called dubbing in.

3. Duplicate of a commercial on videotape or audiotape made from a master print, usually for distribution among the stations and networks who will carry the commercial; sometimes called dupe. To dub up means to copy a videotape from a smaller format (i.e., 3/40) to a larger one (20 quad). To dub down means to copy a videotape from a larger format to a smaller one.

verb

To give a name or title to: baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific/general, words.

noun

A clumsy person: blunderer, botcher, bungler, foozler. Slang screwup. Idioms: bull in a china shop. See ability/inability.

To strike, cut, rub, or dress so as to smooth a surface.

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1. tv. & in. to duplicate something; to copy something.  Dub this and keep a copy yourself.
2. n. a duplicate; a copy.  The dub was so poor we couldn't understand the dialogue.

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1. dub
   noun, criminals'
   
   A key, esp. one used for picking locks. (a.1700 — 1923).
   
   [Cf. dub¹ verb.]
2. dub
   noun, orig and mainly US
   
   An inexperienced or unskilful person. (1887 —) .
   O. Nash The unassuming dub Trying to pick up a Saturday game In the locker room of the club (1949).
   
   [Perh. related to obs. dub to beat flat, dubbed blunted, pointless.]
3. dub
   verb
   
   to dub up to shut up or in. (1753 —) .
   F. Norman Everybody in the nick had already been dubbed up for the night (1958).
   
   [Cf. earlier sense, to open; perh. alteration of obs. dup to open, from do up.]
4. dub
   verb intr.
   
   To pay up; contribute money; followed by in or up. (1823 —) .
   E. Blunden Five or six boys 'dub in' for a pot of strawberry jam (1923).
   
   [Origin unknown.]

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For a list of words related to dub, see:

• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - dub: technique of mixing record or performance for very heavy bass line; mix without lead vocals; copy tape to tape
• Sound Reproduction Technology - dub: (vb) copy mix onto cassette; (n) such a copy
• Television Technology - dub: duplicate tape of broadcast
• Golf

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See words rhyming with "dub."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Dub.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå til ridder, give tilnavn/øgenavn/titel, fremstille, smøre med fedt, tilrette

2.
v. tr. - eftersynkronisere, dubbe, køre sammen, kopiere
n. - eftersynkroniseret, dialog

3.
n. - klodsmajor, nybegynder

4.
v. intr. - punge ud, give et bidrag

5.
n. - vandhul

6.
v. tr. - slå, støde
v. intr. - slå på tromme
n. - trommen, trommeslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
nasynchroniseren, noemen, trommelen, ridderen, in de was zetten (leer), nieuwe/ nagesynchroniseerde geluidsband, trommelslag

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - qualifier qn de ou surnommer qn, apprêter (un cuir)

2.
v. tr. - (Cin) post sonoriser, doubler (un dialogue), doubler (un film), postsynchroniser
n. - doublage, postsonorisation

3.
n. - maladroit/inexpérimenté

4.
v. intr. - payer/donner une participation

5.
n. - mare/petit bassin

6.
v. tr. - mettre qch sous le nez de qn, frapper du tambour
v. intr. - mettre qch sous le nez de qn, frapper du tambour
n. - battement de tambour, action de frapper du tambour

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - titulieren, nennen, betiteln, taufen

2.
v. - synchronisieren, mit Toneffekten untermalen
n. - neue od. geänderte Toneffekte

3.
n. - Tolpatsch, (ugs) Flasche

4.
v. - Geld für etw. geben, einen Beitrag leisten

5.
n. - Pfütze

6.
v. - stoßen, nach jdm stoßen, schlagen, trommeln
n. - Trommelschlag, Stoß, Synchronisierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ντουμπλάρω, ονομάζω, ανακηρύσσω, καταγράφω από ταινία σε ταινία
n. - (ΗΠΑ) πρωτάρης, αρχάριος

Italiano (Italian)
doppiare, novizio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rufar tambor, apelidar
n. - rufo (m) de tambor, poço (m) profundo em um rio

Русский (Russian)
присваивать титул/звание, окрестить, дублировать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - dar un apodo, ordenar caballero

2.
v. tr. - doblar películas
n. - doblaje

3.
n. - persona rara e inexperiente

4.
v. intr. - contribuir

5.
n. - charco

6.
v. tr. - atizar, tamborilear
v. intr. - golpear, tamborilear
n. - golpeteo, tamborileo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dubba, smörja läder
n. - dubbning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 封...为爵士, 把...叫做, 授予...称号, 给...取绰号, 笨拙的人

2. 配音, 授予称号, 轻点, 授与...称号, 修剪, 一下击鼓声, 笨蛋

3. 配音, 复制, 译制, 配入, 混录, 配入的声音

4. 泥潭, 水洼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 泥潭, 水窪

2.
v. tr. - 配音, 授予稱號, 輕點
v. intr. - 授與...稱號, 修剪
n. - 一下擊鼓聲, 笨蛋

3.
v. tr. - 封...為爵士, 把...叫做, 授予...稱號, 給...取綽號
n. - 笨拙的人

4.
v. tr. - 配音, 複製, 譯製, 配入, 混錄
n. - 配音, 配入的聲音

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 작위를 수여하다, ~에게 별명을 붙이다

2.
v. tr. - (다른 언어로) 재녹음하다, 음향 효과를 넣다
n. - 재녹음, 새로 넣은 녹음 부분

3.
n. - 손재주가 없는 사람

4.
v. intr. - 기부금을 내다

5.
n. - 깊은 웅덩이

6.
v. tr. - 찌르다, (북 등을) 치다
v. intr. - 찌르다, (북 등을) 치다
n. - 찌르기, 북소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吹き替える, 音響効果を加える, 録音し直す, …に…を授ける, …に…とあだ名を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمنح لقبا لشخص, يدبلج صوت ( يعيد تسجيل صوت فيلم باستبداله بصوت جديد) (الاسم) شخص أخرق غير كفؤ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קרא, כינה, העניק תואר, העניק תואר אבירות, מרח על עור‬
n. - ‮הענקת תואר אבירות‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבב, שינה שפה בפסקול, הוסיף לסרט אפקטים קוליים, איחד מסילות קוליות‬
v. intr. - ‮שקלט - העתיק מהקלטה להקלטה‬
n. - ‮אפקטים של קול שנוספו לסרט‬
v. tr. - ‮חבט בכדור בצורה גרועה (גולף), דחף, ביצע באופן גרוע‬
n. - ‮דחיפה‬
n. - ‮אדם חסר-ניסיון ו/או כישורים (ארה"ב)‬
n. - ‮מקווה-מים קטן‬
v. tr. - ‮תחב, דחף, תופף‬
v. intr. - ‮תחב, דחף, תופף‬
n. - ‮מקצב של תוף‬

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