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dub1
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- pronunciation:
- duhb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dubs, dubbing, dubbed |
| definition 1: |
to award the title of knight to by tapping or striking lightly on the shoulder, usu. with a sword.
The queen dubbed him a knight.- similar words:
- title
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| definition 2: |
to name or call.
He was so brilliant that his friends dubbed him "the genius."- similar words:
- call, label, name, title
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| related words: |
christen, entitle, nickname, style, tag, term |
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