dub has definitions from the field of film
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[ verb ] give a nickname to

Synonyms

nickname

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

This unit , affectionately dubbed `` The_Monster '' , can be wheeled to any convenient location and provides a wealth of information about the patient 's breathing .

Related terms

name nickname

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[ verb ] (film) provide with a soundtrack of a foreign language; of films

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

The complexities of communication have been considerably abetted in this case by appropriately stilted English_language that has been excellently dubbed in_place_of the Russian dialogue .

Related terms

synchronize movie translate

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27767
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[ verb ] raise (someone) to knighthood

Synonyms

knight

Examples

"The Beatles were knighted"

Related terms

appoint ennoble knight

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