Definition of drib Drib

drib

We found 17 definitions of drib from 3 different sources.

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What does drib mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

drib - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
  drop, driblet
  small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
  teardrop, tear anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
  raindrop a drop of rain
  droplet a tiny drop
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • drib (Noun)
    A drop.
  • drib (Verb)
    To cut off ; chop off.
  • drib (Verb)
    To cut off little by little; cheat by small and reiterated tricks; purloin.
  • drib (Verb)
    To entice step by step.
  • drib (Verb)
    To shoot directly at short range.
  • drib (Verb)
    To shoot at a mark at short range.
  • drib (Verb)
    To shoot a shaft so as to pierce on the descent.
  • drib (Verb)
    To beat; thrash; drub.
  • drib (Verb)
    To scold.
  • drib (Verb)
    To strike another player's marble when playing from the trigger.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • drib (v. t.)
    To do by little and little
  • drib (v. t.)
    To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
  • drib (v. t.)
    To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
  • drib (v. t.)
    To lead along step by step; to entice.
  • drib (v. t. & i.)
    To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
  • drib (n.)
    A drop.

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