Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dribble"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t.
In various games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight
hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i.
1. In football and similar games, to dribble the ball.
2. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dribble \Drib"ble\, n.
An act of dribbling a ball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] ``The dribbling dart of
love.'' --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
error for {dribbing}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t.
To let fall in drops.
Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. --
Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dribble \Drib"ble\, n.
A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dribble
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of
liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {drip},
{trickle}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {drivel}, {slobber}]
3: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn: {dribbling}]
v 1: run or flow slowly, or in an unsteady stream: "reports began
to dribble in." [syn: {trickle}, {filter}]
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the
mixture" [syn: {drip}]
3: move, as in hockey or soccer; "Carry the ball" [syn: {carry}]
4: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel},
{drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}]
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