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To give an unofficial name or nickname to
“I dub him the king of party poopers.”
To confer knighthood to, typically by the ritual touching of the shoulder with a sword
“On bended knees, he begs him, in the exaggerated speech he has learned from the books on chivalry, to dub him a knight.”
To perform a task incompetently, especially in golf
“He would become confused, self-conscious, and be bound to dub his shot.”
To select for a given role or responsibility
To produce a new recording of
To join or merge to form a single unit or substance
Plural for an awkward or clumsy person
“I began to take golf lessons and play every day, but I was such a dub and only seemed to get worse.”
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