| dribble | | |
| n. (event) | 1. dribble, drip, trickle | flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.; "there's a drip through the roof" |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ intravenous drip | slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time). |
| n. (body) | 2. dribble, drivel, drool, slobber | saliva spilling from the mouth. |
| ~ saliva, spittle, spit | 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. |
| n. (act) | 3. dribble, dribbling | 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. |
| v. (motion) | 4. dribble, filter, trickle | 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" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ percolate, leach | permeate or penetrate gradually.; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" |
| v. (contact) | 5. dribble, drip, drop | 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" |
| v. (contact) | 6. carry, dribble | propel,.; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (body) | 7. dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber | let saliva drivel from the mouth.; "The baby drooled" |
| ~ salivate | produce saliva.; "We salivated when he described the great meal" |
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