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Dribbler

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Noun

1. dribbler

a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it

2. dribbler, driveller, drooler, slobberer

a person who dribbles

Example Sentences:
'that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dribbler

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verb
1. (usually intr)
to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle
2. (intransitive)
to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth
3. 
(in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
noun
4. 
a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
5. 
a small quantity or supply
6. 
an act or instance of dribbling

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Dribbler

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verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdribbled or ˈdribbling
1. 
to flow, or let flow, in drops or driblets; trickle
2. 
to come forth or let out a little at a time
3. 
to let (saliva, liquid, etc.) drip from the mouth; drool
4. 
to keep (a ball or puck) in motion or move (it) forward by a rapid succession of bounces (in basketball), short kicks (in soccer), or light taps with a stick (in hockey)
noun
5. 
a small drop, or a flowing in small drops
6. 
a very small amount
7. 
the act of dribbling a ball or puck
8. 
a drizzling rain

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dribbler

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v. drib·bled, drib·bling, drib·bles
v.intr.
1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet.
2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.
3. Sports
a. To move a ball or puck by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.
b. To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court.
v.tr.
1. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
2. Sports
a. To move (a ball or puck) by dribbling.
b. To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly and low to the ground.
n.
1. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
2. A small quantity; a bit.
3. Sports The act of dribbling a ball.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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