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Dub

/dʌb/

To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.

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verb
  1. 1

    To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword.

  2. 2

    To name, to entitle, to call.

  3. 3

    To deem.

  4. 4

    To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.

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knightnoun(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
nicknamenounA familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

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knightnoun(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
nicknamenounA familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
entitleverbTo give a title to.
christennoun(transitive, by extension) To name.
namenounAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
describeverb(transitive) To represent in words.
copynounThe result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
copyingnoun(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
callverb(heading) To reach out with one's voice.
rubverb(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
copiedderived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet
copiesnounThe result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
lubnoun
daikernoun(UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To deck out; to adorn.
decklenoun(paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
bedukeverb(transitive) To make a duke.
tip the daddleverb(slang, obsolete) To shake hands.
duntnoun(Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
ducknounAn aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
duff upverb(UK, transitive, slang) To beat up, to give a beating to.

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