dribble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dribble	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for dribble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dribble n flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" Synonym(s): drip, trickle, dribble saliva spilling from the mouth Synonym(s): drool, dribble, drivel, slobber the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks Synonym(s): dribble, dribbling v 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(s): trickle, dribble, filter let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" Synonym(s): dribble, drip, drop propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" Synonym(s): dribble, carry let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" Synonym(s): drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, 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. 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 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.] [bd]The dribbling dart of love.[b8] --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for {dribbing}.]