drib

  • 81dribbling — / dribliŋ/, it. / drib:ling/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) dribble dribblare ], usato in ital. al masch. 1. (sport.) [nel gioco del calcio, manovra dell atleta che scarta l avversario] ▶◀ (non com.) dribblaggio. 2. (fig.) [lo schivare una difficoltà]… …

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  • 82dribble — (v.) 1580s, frequentative of obsolete verb drib (1520s), variant of DRIP (Cf. drip). Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball sense is by 1892 (implied in dribbling). Related: Dribbled; dribbling. As a noun from 1670s …

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  • 83dribble — verb 1》 (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.     ↘allow saliva to run from the mouth. 2》 (in soccer and hockey) take (the ball) forward past opponents with slight touches of the feet or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous… …

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  • 84driblet — noun 1》 a thin stream or small drop of liquid. 2》 a small or insignificant amount. Origin C16: from obs. drib (see dribble) + let …

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  • 85dribs and drabs — plural noun (in phr. in dribs and drabs) informal in small sporadic amounts. Origin C19: from obs. drib (see dribble) and drab (by reduplication) …

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  • 86tweedle — v. a. Allure (by some slight influence as by fiddling), coax, entice, drib, decoy, toll, troll, lure, lead, draw over, bring over, prevail upon …

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  • 87snatch — v 1.Usu. snatch at grab at or for, make a grab at, grasp at or for, grope for, clutch at, catch at, claw at, reach for, pursue; grapple for, scramble for, wrestle for, fight over; handle, feel, pick at, play with. 2. grab, pluck, pull, whisk,… …

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  • 88ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …

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  • 89bler — am·bler; bab·bler; bib·bler; brab·bler; bub·bler; bur·bler; ca·bler; cob·bler; dab·bler; dib·bler; dis·sem·bler; drab·bler; drib·bler; en·fee·bler; fa·bler; fum·bler; gab·bler; gam·bler; gar·bler; grum·bler; mar·bler; mum·bler; nib·bler;… …

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  • 90bist — bìst interj. 1. drib, bidz (kartojant nusakomas lėtas bėgimas): Mano kumelaitė bėga pamažu bìst bìst bìst BM322. 2. bast (kartojant nusakomas vaikštinėjimas): Šen bìst, ten bìst, ir ateina vakaras Užv. 3. virst (nusvirimui reikšti): Galva… …

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