What does drib mean?
Definitions for drib
drɪbdrib
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Princeton's WordNet
drop, drib, dribletnoun
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
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Dribverb
To crop; to cut off; to defalcate. A cant word.
Etymology: contracted from dribble.
Merchants gains come short of half the mart;
For he who drives their bargains, dribs a part. John Dryden, Juv.
ChatGPT
drib
"Drib" is typically used in the context of sports, particularly basketball and soccer, to refer to the act of continuously bouncing, kicking, or maneuvering the ball by a single player while advancing towards the opponents' goal. In a broad sense, it can also refer to the act of moving an object in controlled small leaps or bounces.
Webster Dictionary
Dribverb
to do by little and little
Dribverb
to cut off by a little at a time; to crop
Dribverb
to appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate
Dribverb
to lead along step by step; to entice
Drib
to shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent
Dribnoun
a drop
Etymology: [Cf. Drip.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Drib
drib, v.t. to cut off in small portions: to filch or steal: to lead on by degrees. [Akin to Drub.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drib in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drib in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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