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| 1. | [ verb ] run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | |
| Synonyms: | trickle filter | |
| Examples: | "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose" "reports began to dribble in" |
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| Related terms: | run leach drip | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) saliva spilling from the mouth | |
| Synonyms: | drivel slobber drool | |
| Related terms: | saliva drivel | |
| 3. | [ verb ] let saliva drivel from the mouth | |
| Synonyms: | slaver drool slabber slobber drivel | |
| Examples: | "The baby drooled" |
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| Related terms: | salivate drool_over drool_over drool dribbler | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (sport) move, as in hockey or soccer | |
| Synonyms: | carry | |
| Examples: | "Carry the ball" |
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| Related terms: | hit sport | |
| 5. | [ verb ] let or cause to fall in drops | |
| Synonyms: | drop drip | |
| Examples: | "dribble oil into the mixture" |
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| Related terms: | pour drip drop drip | |
| 6. | [ noun ] flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid | |
| Synonyms: | trickle drip | |
| Examples: | "there's a drip through the roof" |
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| Related terms: | flow intravenous_drip drip | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (sport,basketball) the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | |
| Synonyms: | dribbling | |
| Related terms: | propulsion double_dribble basketball soccer basketball | |
| Similar spelling: |
dribbler driblet dribbling drably Dreibelbis droplet drupelet dripless |
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