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Dictionary entry overview: What does drib mean?

• DRIB (noun)
The noun DRIB has 1 sense:

1. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

Familiarity information: DRIB used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DRIB (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

drib; driblet; drop

Context examples:

he had a drop too much to drink / a drop of each sample was analyzed / there is not a drop of pity in that man / years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet

Hypernyms ("drib" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drib"):

tear; teardrop (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)

raindrop (a drop of rain)

droplet (a tiny drop)

eye-drop; eyedrop (a drop from an eye dropper)

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