(1):
(v. t.) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;
(2):
(v. t.) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
(3):
(v. t.) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
(4):
(v. i.) To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
(5):
(v. t.) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
(6):
(v. t.) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
(7):
(v. t.) To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
(8):
(v. t.) To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
(9):
(v. t.) To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
(10):
(n.) A pool or puddle.
(11):
(n.) A blow.