dub

English

/dʌb/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) (now) To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.
  • (transitive) To name, to entitle, to call.
  • (transitive) To deem.
  • To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
  • (heading) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab.
  • To prepare (a gamecock) for fighting, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.

Etymology

Derived from Frankish *dubbjan, *dubban (hit, push) derived from Proto-Germanic *dubjaną (fit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewbʰ-

Gloss

whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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