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DRIBBLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

Synonyms:

dribble; dribbling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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))

Derivation:

dribble (propel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Saliva spilling from the mouth

Synonyms:

dribble; drivel; drool; slobber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

Derivation:

dribble (let saliva drivel from the mouth)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

Example:

there's a drip through the roof

Synonyms:

dribble; drip; trickle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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))

Derivation:

dribble (let or cause to fall in drops)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Let saliva drivel from the mouth

Example:

The baby drooled

Synonyms:

dribble; drivel; drool; slabber; slaver; slobber

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):

salivate (produce saliva)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

dribble (saliva spilling from the mouth)

dribbler (a person who dribbles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Propel

Example:

dribble the ball

Synonyms:

carry; dribble

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

Derivation:

dribble (the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks)

dribbler (a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it)

dribbling (the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Let or cause to fall in drops

Example:

dribble oil into the mixture

Synonyms:

dribble; drip; drop

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dribble" is one way to...):

pour (cause to run)

Verb group:

drip (fall in drops)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The women dribble water into the bowl

Derivation:

dribble (flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Example:

reports began to dribble in

Synonyms:

dribble; filter; trickle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

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