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dribble
v. trickle, drip, ooze; bounce a basketball
 
n. small quantity; drop, drip, trickle; act of bouncing a basketball


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Dribbling
In sports such as football (soccer)basketballbandy and water polo, dribbling refers to the maneuvering of a ball around a defender through short skillful taps or kicks with either the legs (football/soccer), hands (basketball), stick (bandy) or swimming strokes (water polo). The purpose of such an action is to bring the ball past a defender legally and to create opportunities to score.
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dribble
Noun
1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
(synonym) drip, trickle
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) intravenous drip
(derivation) drip, drop
2. saliva spilling from the mouth
(synonym) drool, drivel, slobber
(hypernym) saliva, spit, spittle
(derivation) drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber
3. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
(synonym) dribbling
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) double dribble
(derivation) carry
(classification) basketball, basketball game, hoops
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) trickle, filter
(hypernym) run, flow, feed, course
(hyponym) leach, percolate
2. let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
(synonym) drip, drop
(hypernym) pour
(verb-group) drip
(derivation) drip, trickle
3. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
(synonym) carry
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) dribbling
(classification) sport, athletics
4. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
(synonym) drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber
(hypernym) salivate
(derivation) drool, drivel, slobber


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dribble (m)
n. dribble (Sports)
 
dribbler
v. dribble (Sports)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Dribble
(v. t.)
To let fall in drops.
  
 
(v. i.)
To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
  
 
(v. i.)
To fall weakly and slowly.
  
 
(v. i.)
To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
  
 
(n.)
A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
  

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