[ˈdrɪbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream
(e.g: rain dribbled down the window)

- (in soccer, hockey, and basketball) take (the ball) forwards past opponents with slight touches of the feet or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing
(e.g: he attempted to dribble the ball from the goal area)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib

[ˈdrɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thin stream of liquid; a trickle
(e.g: a dribble of blood)

- (in soccer, hockey, and basketball) an act of taking the ball forward with repeated slight touches or bounces
(e.g: a mesmerizing dribble by Daley took him through to confirm Villa's victory)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib