1. Give a nickname to
   "They dubbed him 'Shorty' because of his height";
   - nickname
    
2. (movie) provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
   "They dubbed the French film into English for international release"
    
3. Raise (someone) to knighthood
   "The Queen dubbed him Sir John";
   - knight
    
4. Make a copy of an audio or video recording
   "They dubbed the music from CD to tape for the vintage car stereo"

1. The new sounds added by dubbing
   "The dub in the foreign film was seamlessly integrated with the original footage"
    
2. [informal] A win or victory, especially in competitive gaming
   "We got three dubs last night"
    
3. (music) a genre of music derived from reggae, characterized by emphasized drum and bass parts
   "The club was filled with the heavy basslines of dub music"

Derived forms: dubbed, dubs, dubbing

Type of: auditory sensation, be known as, call, christen, ennoble, entitle, gentle [archaic], know as, name, sound, synchronise [Brit], synchronize

Encyclopedia: Dub, Sound, and Power