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  1. 1. v. t. To do by little and little Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To lead along step by step; to entice. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. & i. To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A drop. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) Source: wordnet
  8. 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. Source: webster
  9. 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. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) Source: ecdict

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