DRIBBLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does dribble mean?
• DRIBBLE (noun)
The noun DRIBBLE has 3 senses:
1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
2. saliva spilling from the mouth
3. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Familiarity information: DRIBBLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• DRIBBLE (verb)
The verb DRIBBLE has 4 senses:
1. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
2. let or cause to fall in drops
3. propel,
4. let saliva drivel from the mouth
Familiarity information: DRIBBLE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DRIBBLE (noun)
Meaning:
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
trickle; drip; dribble
Context example:
there's a drip through the roof
Hypernyms ("dribble" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dribble"):
intravenous drip (slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time))
Meaning:
Saliva spilling from the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
slobber; dribble; drivel; drool
Hypernyms ("dribble" is a kind of...):
saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
Meaning:
The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dribbling; dribble
Hypernyms ("dribble" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Domain category:
association football; soccer (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dribble"):
double dribble (an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop))
• DRIBBLE (verb)
Meaning:
Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
dribble; trickle; filter
Context examples:
water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose / reports began to dribble in
Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):
course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dribble"):
leach; percolate (permeate or penetrate gradually)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
Water and oil dribble into the bowl
Meaning:
Let or cause to fall in drops
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
drip; dribble; drop
Context example:
dribble oil into the mixture
Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):
pour (cause to run)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
The women dribble water into the bowl
Meaning:
Propel,
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
dribble; carry
Context examples:
Carry the ball / dribble the ball
Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Let saliva drivel from the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
slobber; drivel; slaver; slabber; drool; dribble
Context example:
The baby drooled
Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):
salivate (produce saliva)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
