dribble

dribble
drib|ble1 [ˈdrıbəl] v
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: drib 'to fall in small drops' (16-18 centuries), from DRIP1]
1.) [I and T]
to let liquid come out of your mouth onto your face
▪ Watch out, the baby is dribbling on your shirt!
▪ He was dribbling tea onto his tie.
2.) [I always + adverb/preposition]
if a liquid dribbles somewhere, it flows in a thin irregular stream
▪ Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.
3.) [I and T]
to move the ball along with you by short kicks, ↑bounces, or hits in a game of football, ↑basketball etc
▪ He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.
4.) [I always + adverb/preposition]
if something such as money or news dribbles somewhere, it comes or goes in small irregular amounts
▪ Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.
5.) [T always + adverb/preposition]
to pour something out slowly in an irregular way
▪ Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the pizza.
dribble 2
dribble2 n
1.) [U]
a small amount of liquid that has come out of your mouth
▪ He wiped the dribble from his chin.
2.) a dribble of sth
a small amount of liquid
▪ There was a dribble of brandy in the bottom of the bottle.
3.)
the act of moving the ball along with you by short kicks, ↑bounces or hits in a game of football, ↑basketball etc

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Dribble — Drib ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dribble — Drib ble, v. t. 1. To let fall in drops. [1913 Webster] Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dribble — Drib ble, n. 1. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. An act of dribbling[2] a ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dribble — (v.) 1580s, frequentative of obsolete verb drib (1520s), variant of DRIP (Cf. drip). Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball sense is by 1892 (implied in dribbling). Related: Dribbled; dribbling. As a noun from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • dribble — [v] trickle distill, drip, drivel, drizzle, drool, drop, fall in drops, leak, ooze, run, salivate, seep, slaver, slobber, spout, squirt, trill, weep; concepts 179,185 Ant. pour …   New thesaurus

  • dribble — ► VERB 1) (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream. 2) allow saliva to run from the mouth. 3) (in sport) take (the ball) forward with slight touches or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing. ► NOUN 1) a thin stream of liquid. 2) (in… …   English terms dictionary

  • dribble — [drib′əl] vi., vt. dribbled, dribbling [freq. of DRIB] 1. to flow, or let flow, in drops or driblets; trickle 2. to come forth or let out a little at a time 3. to let (saliva, liquid, etc.) drip from the mouth; drool 4. to keep (a ball or puck)… …   English World dictionary

  • Dribble — Un dribble est une action effectuée par les joueurs en sport collectif. L action consiste à se déplacer sur le terrain avec la balle en respectant les règles du jeu concerné. Un joueur dribble le plus souvent pour passer la défense adverse et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dribble — [[t]drɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] dribbles, dribbling, dribbled 1) V ERG If a liquid dribbles somewhere, or if you dribble it, it drops down slowly or flows in a thin stream. [V prep/adv] Sweat dribbled down Hart s face... [V n prep/adv] Dribble the hot mixture …   English dictionary

  • dribble — I UK [ˈdrɪb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms dribble : present tense I/you/we/they dribble he/she/it dribbles present participle dribbling past tense dribbled past participle dribbled 1) a) [intransitive] British if you dribble, saliva (= the liquid in… …   English dictionary

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