Meaning of Dub | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
2. A blow, thrust, or poke.
   rare
3. An unskillful, awkward person.
   historical, slang
4. A Dubliner.
   Ireland, colloquial
5. Abbreviation of University of Dublin, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
   abbreviation, alt-of
6. A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
   countable
7. A pool or puddle.
   UK, dialectal
8. A twenty-dollar sack of marijuana.
   slang
9. A lock.
   UK, obsolete
10. Clipping of double-u.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
11. A small copper coin once used in India.
    India, historical
12. A poorly executed shot.
13. A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
    uncountable
14. A wheel rim measuring 20 inches or more.
    slang
15. A key, especially a master key; a lock pick.
    UK, obsolete
16. A win.
    Internet
17. A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
    uncountable
18. A piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
    countable, slang
19. The replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing.
    countable

Equivalents

Examples

“And kettle-drums, whose sullen dub Sounds like⟳ the hooping of a tub”

“As I came over the hill, I saw⟳ Ernest Plinlimmon and his partner, in whom I recognized a prominent local dub, emerging from the rough on the right. Apparently, the latter had sliced from the tee, and Ernest had been helping him find⟳ his ball.”

“The miser, a-seeking lost gelt, / The doughboy, awaiting the battle, / May possibly know⟳ how I felt / While the long years dragged by as the dealer / As slow as the slowest of dubs, / Stuck out the last⟳ helping of tickets / 'Till I lifted—the Bullet of Clubs!”

“It’s also burnished by intriguing sense⟳ of vaguely dub-influenced space. At one point⟳, it breaks down to little more than a stabbing, echoing organ with a vintage reggae flavour.”

“But I think⟳ my bass playing is definitely dub-influenced.”

“Dyl’s polyrhythmic grooves on The Subsurface Project fuse dub techno and drum & bass, mixing modular sounds with hints of warm, jittery jungle.”

“It reminded me of that classic Full Cycle vibe of jazzy soulful sounds blending with dub bass and fx.”

“[…] we climbed up the scaffolding and did these gold little dubs and you couldn't see⟳ them.”

“The year 1998 was alive with graffiti and trains pulling up with dubs on their sides.”

““Has he nae friends?” said she, in a tearful voice. “That has he so!” cried Alan, “if we could but win⟳ to them!—friends and rich friends, beds to lie⟳ in, food to eat⟳, doctors to see⟳ to him—and here he must tramp in the dubs and sleep⟳ in the heather like⟳ a beggarman.””

“When I pull⟳ up out front, you see⟳ the Benz on dubs.”

“[…]going upon the dobbin, is a woman dressed like⟳ a servant maid, no hat nor cloak on, a bunch of young dubs by her side, which are a bunch of small keys[…]”

“World Wide Web or WWW Pronouncing this "dub dub dub" (with no rub-a) will definitely establish⟳ you as an insider.”

“I once met a gaggle of Aussies who'd paid thousands of dollars out of their own⟳ pockets for airfare and registration to attend⟳ an annual Apple convention called the Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC—or, in this crowd, “Dub Dub.””

“I haven't had a dub in a few games.”

“There is a distinction between Dubliners on the one hand and "rednecks" on the other. […] The Dubs historically went to Liverpool and Birmingham, so they don't have⟳ the connections.”

“I did the Pat Kenny show⟳ one night and talked about coming from the bottom up, and I got numerous letters, saying to hear⟳ somebody with a Dub accent running the brewery was unbelievable.”

“Eric released her, grinning. You're a Dub anyway, he said.”

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