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ALL meanings of dribble

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  • verb without object dribble to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle. 1
  • verb without object dribble to drivel; slaver. 1
  • verb without object dribble Sports. to advance a ball or puck by bouncing it or giving it a series of short kicks or pushes. 1
  • verb with object dribble to let fall in drops. 1
  • verb with object dribble Sports. Basketball. to bounce (the ball) as in advancing or keeping control of it. (especially in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes. 1
  • noun dribble a small trickling stream or a drop. 1
  • noun dribble a small quantity of anything: a dribble of revenue. 1
  • noun dribble Sports. an act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck. 1
  • noun dribble Scot. a drizzle; a light rain. 1
  • intransitive verb dribble person: drool 1
  • intransitive verb dribble liquid: trickle 1
  • intransitive verb dribble kick a football along 1
  • transitive verb dribble kick along: a football 1
  • noun dribble sports 1
  • noun dribble small amount 1
  • noun dribble (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream. 1
  • noun dribble a very small amount 0
  • noun dribble the act of dribbling a ball or puck 0
  • noun dribble a drizzling rain 0
  • noun dribble A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. 0
  • noun dribble A small amount of a liquid. 0
  • noun dribble In sport, the act of dribbling. 0
  • verb dribble To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool. 0
  • verb dribble To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle. 0
  • verb dribble In various ball games, to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet. 0
  • verb dribble (basketball) To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it. 0
  • verb dribble To advance by dribbling. 0
  • verb dribble (Transitive Verb) to let something fall in drips. 0
  • verb dribble (Transitive Verb) in various ball games, to move the ball by repeated light kicks so as not to lose control of it. 0
  • verb dribble (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion. 0
  • verb dribble If a liquid dribbles somewhere, or if you dribble it, it drops down slowly or flows in a thin stream. 0
  • countable noun dribble A dribble of a liquid is a very small amount of it. 0
  • verb dribble When players dribble the ball in a game such as football or basketball, they keep kicking or tapping it quickly in order to keep it moving. 0
  • verb dribble If a person dribbles, saliva drops slowly from their mouth. 0
  • uncountable noun dribble Dribble is saliva that drops slowly from someone's mouth. 0
  • verb dribble If people or things dribble somewhere, they move there slowly and in small numbers. 0
  • verb dribble to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle 0
  • verb dribble to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth 0
  • verb dribble (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick 0
  • noun dribble a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream 0
  • noun dribble a small quantity or supply 0
  • noun dribble an act or instance of dribbling 0
  • intransitive verb dribble to flow, or let flow, in drops or driblets; trickle 0
  • intransitive verb dribble to come forth or let out a little at a time 0
  • intransitive verb dribble to let (saliva, liquid, etc.) drip from the mouth; drool 0
  • intransitive verb dribble to keep (a ball or puck) in motion or move (it) forward by a rapid succession of bounces (in basketball), short kicks (in soccer), or light taps with a stick (in hockey) 0
  • noun dribble a small drop, or a flowing in small drops 0
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