| VERB | motion | dribble, trickle, filter | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream |
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| contact | dribble, drip, drop | let or cause to fall in drops | |
| contact | dribble, carry | propel, "Carry the ball" | |
| body | dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber | let saliva drivel from the mouth | |
| NOUN | event | dribble, drip, trickle | flowing in drops |
| body | dribble, drool, drivel, slobber | saliva spilling from the mouth | |
| act | dribble, dribbling | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks |
| Sounds | drih'bahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | drip, trickle | |
| Narrower | intravenous drip | Slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time) |
| Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| Spanish | chorrillo, goteo | |
| Catalan | degoteig, filet, rajolí | |
| Verbs | dribble | let or cause to fall in drops |
| Meaning | saliva spilling from the mouth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | drool, drivel, slobber | |
| Broader | saliva, spit, spittle | A clear liquid / liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth |
| Spanish | baba, babaza, babosadas, espumarajo, leseras, saliva | |
| Catalan | bava, ximpleries | |
| Verbs | dribble | let saliva drivel from the mouth |
| Meaning | The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | dribbling | |
| Category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | A game / game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players |
| soccer, association football | A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal | |
| Narrower | 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) |
| Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
| Spanish | dribling, gambeta, regate | |
| Catalan | driblatge | |
| Verbs | dribble | propel, "Carry the ball" |
| Meaning | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | Water and oil dribble into the bowl | |
| Example | "reports began to dribble in" | |
| Synonyms | trickle, filter | |
| Narrower | leach, percolate | permeate or penetrate gradually |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | driblar, gotear | |
| Catalan | degotar, driblar, gotejar, regalimar | |
| Meaning | Let or cause to fall in drops. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | The women dribble water into the bowl | |
| Example | "dribble oil into the mixture" | |
| Synonyms | drip, drop | |
| Broader | pour | Cause to run |
| Similar to | drip | fall in drops |
| Spanish | gotear | |
| Nouns | dribble | flowing in drops |
| Meaning | propel, "Carry the ball". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "dribble the ball" | |
| Synonym | carry | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Spanish | alcanzar, driblar, llevar | |
| Catalan | driblar | |
| Nouns | dribble, dribbling | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks |
| dribbler | a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it | |
| Meaning | Let saliva drivel from the mouth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber | |
| Broader | salivate | produce saliva |
| Spanish | babear, babosear, salivar | |
| Catalan | bavejar, degotar, gotejar | |
| Nouns | dribble | saliva spilling from the mouth |
| dribbler | a person who dribbles | |
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