"dribble" meaning in English

See dribble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈdrɪb.əl, ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩ Forms: dribble, dribble [singular], dribbles [plural]
Etymology: dribble < drib + -le
  1. η σταγόνα, η μικρή ποσότητα υγρού
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-noun-vMRgc6ED
  2. το σάλιο
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-noun-CuEsuImz Categories (other): Βρετανικοί όροι (αγγλικά)
  3. η τρίπλα
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-noun-8Sc85JEs Categories (other): Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: ˈdrɪb.əl, ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩ Forms: dribble, dribble [present], dribbles [third-person, singular, present], dribbled [aorist], dribbled [passive, participle], dribbling [active, participle]
Etymology: dribble < drib + -le
  1. μου τρέχουν τα σάλια, βγάζω σάλια
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-verb-oaNQEaMY
  2. τρέχω σε σταγόνες Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-verb-4wsYPF7a
  3. ρίχνω σταγόνες από ένα υγρό Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-verb-WPIktfBb
  4. ντριπλάρω, κάνω ντρίμπλα
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-verb-sCe0nK5K Categories (other): Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)
  5. περνώ τον χρόνο μου ασήμαντα Tags: dated
    Sense id: el-dribble-en-verb-K25OLmbv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -le (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dribble < drib + -le",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a few dribbles of rain - λίγες σταγόνες βροχής"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η σταγόνα, η μικρή ποσότητα υγρού"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-noun-vMRgc6ED",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Βρετανικοί όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dribble in my mouth dried up from thirst.",
          "translation": "Από τη δίψα στέγνωσε το σάλιο στο στόμα μου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: saliva"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το σάλιο"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-noun-CuEsuImz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μη μετρήσιμο",
        "ειδικά βρετανικά αγγλικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This player has a great dribble.",
          "translation": "Αυτός ο παίκτης έχει θαυμάσια τρίπλα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η τρίπλα"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-noun-8Sc85JEs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο",
        "αθλητισμός",
        "ποδόσφαιρο",
        "καλαθοσφαίριση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.əl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dribble"
}

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -le (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dribble < drib + -le",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbling",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was dribbling on his chest.",
          "translation": "Τρέχανε τα σάλια του στο στήθος του."
        },
        {
          "text": "Babies often dribble on their bibs.",
          "translation": "Τα μωρά συχνά βγάζουν σάλια πάνω στις σαλιάρες τους."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: drool"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μου τρέχουν τα σάλια, βγάζω σάλια"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-verb-oaNQEaMY",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tap is dribbling, close it tight.",
          "translation": "Η βρύση τρέχει, κλείσε την καλά."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "τρέχω σε σταγόνες"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-verb-4wsYPF7a",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dribble a little bit of olive oil over the salad.",
          "translation": "Ρίξτε λίγο ελαιόλαδο πάνω στη σαλάτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη drizzle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνω σταγόνες από ένα υγρό"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-verb-WPIktfBb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He even dribbled past/by the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net.",
          "translation": "Ντρίπλαρε ακόμη και τον τερματοφύλακα και έστειλε την μπάλα στα δίχτυα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ντριπλάρω, κάνω ντρίμπλα"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-verb-sCe0nK5K",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αθλητισμός",
        "ποδόσφαιρο",
        "καλαθοσφαίριση"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "περνώ τον χρόνο μου ασήμαντα"
      ],
      "id": "el-dribble-en-verb-K25OLmbv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παρωχημένο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.əl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dribble"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Λέξεις με επίθημα -le (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dribble < drib + -le",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a few dribbles of rain - λίγες σταγόνες βροχής"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η σταγόνα, η μικρή ποσότητα υγρού"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Βρετανικοί όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dribble in my mouth dried up from thirst.",
          "translation": "Από τη δίψα στέγνωσε το σάλιο στο στόμα μου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: saliva"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το σάλιο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μη μετρήσιμο",
        "ειδικά βρετανικά αγγλικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This player has a great dribble.",
          "translation": "Αυτός ο παίκτης έχει θαυμάσια τρίπλα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η τρίπλα"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο",
        "αθλητισμός",
        "ποδόσφαιρο",
        "καλαθοσφαίριση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.əl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dribble"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Λέξεις με επίθημα -le (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dribble < drib + -le",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribble",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dribbling",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was dribbling on his chest.",
          "translation": "Τρέχανε τα σάλια του στο στήθος του."
        },
        {
          "text": "Babies often dribble on their bibs.",
          "translation": "Τα μωρά συχνά βγάζουν σάλια πάνω στις σαλιάρες τους."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: drool"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μου τρέχουν τα σάλια, βγάζω σάλια"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tap is dribbling, close it tight.",
          "translation": "Η βρύση τρέχει, κλείσε την καλά."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "τρέχω σε σταγόνες"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dribble a little bit of olive oil over the salad.",
          "translation": "Ρίξτε λίγο ελαιόλαδο πάνω στη σαλάτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη drizzle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνω σταγόνες από ένα υγρό"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He even dribbled past/by the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net.",
          "translation": "Ντρίπλαρε ακόμη και τον τερματοφύλακα και έστειλε την μπάλα στα δίχτυα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ντριπλάρω, κάνω ντρίμπλα"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αθλητισμός",
        "ποδόσφαιρο",
        "καλαθοσφαίριση"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "περνώ τον χρόνο μου ασήμαντα"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "παρωχημένο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.əl"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdrɪb.ɫ̩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dribble"
}

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