Thesaurus: drib

Related headwords

Definitions

1. v. t. To do by little and little
2. v. t. To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
3. v. t. To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
4. v. t. To lead along step by step; to entice.
5. v. t. & i. To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
6. n. A drop.
7. n. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
8. To do by little and little; as: (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. He who drives their bargain dribs a part. Dryden. (c) To lead along step by step; to entice. With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. Dryden. To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. A drop. [Obs.] Swift.
9. To do by little and little; as:(a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.(b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.He who drives their bargain dribs a part. Dryden.
10. n:100 n a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)