dub

1 verb dubbed, dubbing (T)

1 (usually passive) to give something or someone a humorous name that describes their character: Mrs Thatcher was dubbed `The Iron Lady'.

2 to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language: dub sth into sth: It's a Swedish film dubbed into English.

3 especially BrE to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together

4 literary if a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of knight 1 (2) to that person in a special ceremony

2 noun (U) a style of poetry or music from the West Indies with a strong regular beat