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drib·ble
/ˈdrɪbəl/
(vi.)流口水,滴下(vt.)使滴下,運球點滴,口水,少量
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drib·ble
,
v. t.
1.
To
let
fall
in
drops
.
Let
the
cook
. . .
dribble
it
all
the
way
upstairs
.
--
Swift
.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drib·ble
,
n.
1.
A
drizzling
shower
;
a
falling
or
leaking
in
drops
. [
Colloq
.]
2.
An
act
of
dribbling
2
a
ball
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drib·ble
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Dribbled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Dribbing
]
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
.]
“The
dribbling
dart
of
love.”
--
Shak
. (
Meas
.
for
Meas
. ,
i
. 3, 2).
[
Perhaps
an
error
for
dribbing
.]
4.
In
basketball
,
football
and
similar
games
,
to
dribble
2
the
ball
.
5.
To
live
or
pass
one's
time
in
a
trivial
fashion
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
dribble
n
1:
flowing
in
drops
;
the
formation
and
falling
of
drops
of
liquid
; "
there's
a
drip
through
the
roof
" [
syn
:
drip
,
trickle
]
2:
saliva
spilling
from
the
mouth
[
syn
:
drool
,
drivel
,
slobber
]
3:
the
propulsion
of
a
ball
by
repeated
taps
or
kicks
[
syn
:
dribbling
]
v
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
" [
syn
:
trickle
,
filter
]
2:
let
or
cause
to
fall
in
drops
; "
dribble
oil
into
the
mixture
" [
syn
:
drip
,
drop
]
3:
propel
, "
Carry
the
ball
"; "
dribble
the
ball
" [
syn
:
carry
]
4:
let
saliva
drivel
from
the
mouth
; "
The
baby
drooled
" [
syn
:
drivel
,
drool
,
slabber
,
slaver
,
slobber
]
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