dribble
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
there's a drip through the roof
Types & categories
- flow hypernym
- intravenous drip hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- dribble derivation
Sense 3 noun
saliva spilling from the mouth
Types & categories
- saliva hypernym
Related & opposite
- drivel derivation
Sense 4 verb
let or cause to fall in drops
dribble oil into the mixture
Types & categories
- pour hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Types & categories
- actuation hypernym
- double dribble hyponym
Related & opposite
- dribble derivation
- soccer domain topic
- basketball domain topic
Sense 6 verb
propel,
Carry the ball
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
let saliva drivel from the mouth
The baby drooled
Types & categories
- salivate hypernym
Related & opposite
- drool over also see
- slobber derivation
- slobberer derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drippy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | flow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intravenous drip |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribble |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | percolate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | drivel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | saliva |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dropper |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribble |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | drib |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | drip |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pour |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribble |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | soccer |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | basketball |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | actuation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | double dribble |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribbling |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dribbler |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | drool over |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | slobber |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | slobberer |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | salivate |