'Dribble' definitions:

Definition of 'dribble'

(from WordNet)
noun
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip, trickle, dribble]
noun
Saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool, dribble, drivel, slobber]
noun
The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn: dribble, dribbling]
verb
Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: trickle, dribble, filter]
verb
Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: dribble, drip, drop]
verb
Propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: dribble, carry]
verb
Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]

Definition of 'Dribble'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 always in control. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Dribble'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2] the ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Dribble'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.]

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