dub
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To name, to entitle, to call.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
duhbIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʌb
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
transitivenow informal
To name, to entitle, to call.
To dress with an adze.
To dress a fishing fly.
To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of currying it.
Raise (someone) to knighthood
noun
countable
The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To name, to entitle, to call.
Used this way, dub is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use dub
- “They decided to dub the new puppy with a funny, quirky name.”
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