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drib·ble
(drĭb′əl)v. drib·bled, drib·bling, drib·bles
v.intr.
1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet.
2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.
3. Sports
a. To move a ball or puck by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.
b. To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court.
v.tr.
1. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
2. Sports
a. To move (a ball or puck) by dribbling.
b. To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly and low to the ground.
n.
1. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
2. A small quantity; a bit.
3. Sports The act of dribbling a ball.
[Frequentative of obsolete drib, alteration of drip.]
drib′bler n.
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dribble
(ˈdrɪbəl)vb
1. (usually intr) to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle
2. (intr) to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth
3. (Soccer) (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
4. (Basketball) (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
5. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
n
6. a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
7. a small quantity or supply
8. an act or instance of dribbling
[C16: frequentative of drib, variant of drip]
ˈdribbler n
ˈdribbly adj
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drib•ble
(ˈdrɪb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
2. to drivel; slaver.
3. to advance a ball by bouncing it or a puck by giving it short, quick kicks or pushes.
v.t. 4. to let fall in drops.
5.
n. a. (in basketball) to bounce (the ball), as in maneuvering for a pass or advancing for a score.
b. (esp. in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes.
6. a small trickling stream or a drop.
7. a small quantity of anything: a dribble of revenue.
8. an act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck.
[1555–65; frequentative of obsolete drib (v.), probably variant of drip]
drib′bler, n.
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dribble
Past participle: dribbled
Gerund: dribbling
| Imperative |
|---|
| dribble |
| dribble |
| Present |
|---|
| I dribble |
| you dribble |
| he/she/it dribbles |
| we dribble |
| you dribble |
| they dribble |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dribbled |
| you dribbled |
| he/she/it dribbled |
| we dribbled |
| you dribbled |
| they dribbled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dribbling |
| you are dribbling |
| he/she/it is dribbling |
| we are dribbling |
| you are dribbling |
| they are dribbling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dribbled |
| you have dribbled |
| he/she/it has dribbled |
| we have dribbled |
| you have dribbled |
| they have dribbled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dribbling |
| you were dribbling |
| he/she/it was dribbling |
| we were dribbling |
| you were dribbling |
| they were dribbling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dribbled |
| you had dribbled |
| he/she/it had dribbled |
| we had dribbled |
| you had dribbled |
| they had dribbled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dribble |
| you will dribble |
| he/she/it will dribble |
| we will dribble |
| you will dribble |
| they will dribble |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dribbled |
| you will have dribbled |
| he/she/it will have dribbled |
| we will have dribbled |
| you will have dribbled |
| they will have dribbled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dribbling |
| you will be dribbling |
| he/she/it will be dribbling |
| we will be dribbling |
| you will be dribbling |
| they will be dribbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dribbling |
| you have been dribbling |
| he/she/it has been dribbling |
| we have been dribbling |
| you have been dribbling |
| they have been dribbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dribbling |
| you will have been dribbling |
| he/she/it will have been dribbling |
| we will have been dribbling |
| you will have been dribbling |
| they will have been dribbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dribbling |
| you had been dribbling |
| he/she/it had been dribbling |
| we had been dribbling |
| you had been dribbling |
| they had been dribbling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dribble |
| you would dribble |
| he/she/it would dribble |
| we would dribble |
| you would dribble |
| they would dribble |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dribbled |
| you would have dribbled |
| he/she/it would have dribbled |
| we would have dribbled |
| you would have dribbled |
| they would have dribbled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
dribble
To move the ball by repeatedly tapping it with the hand.
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Noun 1. [画像:dribble - flowing in drops]dribble - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
intravenous drip - slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
2. dribble - saliva spilling from the mouth
3. [画像:dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks]dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
association football, soccer - a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
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)
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
Verb 1. [画像:dribble - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream]dribble - 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"
2. dribble - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
3. dribble - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
4. dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"
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dribble
verb
noun
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dribble
verbnoun
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Translations
لُعاب، رِيالَةُ الطِّفْليُدَحْرِجُ الكُرَةَ بِقَدَمَيْهِيَسيلُ لُعابُهُيُقَطِّرُ
driblovatkapatkapkaslintat
dråbedribledryppesavle
kuolatapisaratihkuatilkkatippa
driblati
cselez
drjúparekaslefa
lašaslašėtiseilėtissrovelėvarvėti
driblētpilepilētsiekaloties
driblovaťslintať
dribble
[ˈdrɪbl]A. N
B. VT
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dribble
[ˈdrɪbəl] vi
[liquid] → tomber goutte à goutte
[footballer] → dribbler
n (= saliva) → bave fdribs and drabs [ˌdrɪbzənˈdræbz] npl
to arrive in dribs and drabs → arriver petit à petit
to arrive in dribs and drabs → arriver petit à petit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dribble
vi
(liquids) → tropfen
(Sport) → dribbeln
(people) to dribble back/in etc → kleckerweise zurückkommen/hereinkommen etc (inf)
vt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dribble
[ˈdrɪbl]2. vt (liquid) → sbrodolare
3. vi (baby) → sbavare ; (liquid) → sgocciolare (Ftbl) → dribblare, fare un dribbling ; (people) to dribble in/out → entrare/uscire alla spicciolata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dribble
(ˈdribl) verb1. to fall in small drops. Water dribbled out of the tap. drup يُقَطِّرُ капя pingar kapat tröpfeln dryppe στάζω gotear nirisema چکیدن pisaroida tomber goutte à goutte לְטָפטֵף टपकना या टपकाना kapati, nakapati csöpög menitik-nitik drjúpa sgocciolare, gocciolare したたる 뚝뚝 떨어뜨리다 lašėti, varvėti pilēt titis druppelen dryppe, sildre, sive kapać څڅيدل pingar a picura капать kvapkať kapljati kapati droppa, sippra หยด damlamak 滴下 к(р)апати ٹپکنا chảy nhỏ giọt (使液体)滴下
2. (of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth. kwyl يَسيلُ لُعابُهُ лигавя се babar slintat sabbern savle αφήνω να τρέξουν τα σάλια μου babear ila jooksma جاری شدن آب دهان kuolata baver לְהָזִיל רִיר लार का गिरना sliniti, baliti nyáladzik meneteskan liur slefa sbavare よだれをたらす (침 등을) 질질 흘리다 seilėtis (par zīdaini) siekaloties meleleh kwijlen sikle ślinić się د خولى اوبه بهيدل babar-se a saliva пускать слюни slintať sliniti se baliti dregla ปล่อยให้น้ําลายไหล salyası akmak (嬰兒等)流口水 пускати слину منہ سے لار نکلنا chảy nước miếng (婴儿等)口角流涎
3. in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it. The football player dribbled the ball up the field. dribbel يُدَحْرِجُ الكُرَةَ بِقَدَمَيْهِ дриблирам driblar driblovat dribbeln drible τριπλάρω driblar triblama دریبل کردن kuljettaa dribbler לְכַּדרֵר गेंद को लुढ़काते हुए आगे ले जाना driblanje lopte cselez mendribbe, lmenggiring bola reka (knött) dribblare, scartare ドリブルする (공을) 드리블하다 varytis kamuolį driblēt (bumbu) mengelecek dribbelen drible dryblować ډريبل كول driblar a dribla вести мяч driblovať preigravati driblovati dribbla เลี้ยงบอล topu kısa vuruşlarla sürmek 運球 вести м'яч گیند کو ٹھوکر مار کر یا ہلکے ہلکے ٹہوکتے ہوۓ لے جانا rẽ bóng 运球
noun a small quantity of liquid. A dribble ran down his chin. kwyl لُعاب، رِيالَةُ الطِّفْل капка baba kapka das Tröpfchen dråbe σάλιο, μικρή ποσότητα υγρού gota nire چکه ohut nauha goutte טיפה टपकन, टपका-टपकी kap, mala koliina tekućine csepp setitik slefa goccia したたり 뚝뚝 떨어짐 lašas, srovelė pile lelehan stroompje, sliert smådrypping, siving, sildring, sikkel kropla د مايع يوه قطره baba picătură капля kvapka kapljica kapljica droppe, rännil ของเหลวจํานวนเล็กน้อย damla 一點口水 крапля چھوٹی چھچھلی دھار dòng chảy nhỏ 流涎
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drib·ble
n. goteo.
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