to dribble
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2.3
- verb
- /ˈdrɪbəl/
:
regatear (fútbol)
- Go out into your neighborhood right now, dribble a basketball in the street.
- dribble the ball
- dribble a basketball
- dribble in soccer
Go out into your neighborhood right now, dribble a basketball in the street.
- Go out into your neighborhood right now, dribble a basketball in the street.
Examples
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Wade had to admit Terry could dribble as well as anyone his age.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hunter dribbles behind the three-point line.
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Now, just dribble the ball, put it in the basket.
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In basketball, for example, a player must be able to dribble a ball while running and sliding.
Academic text (1991) -
She dribbled the ball down the field.
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He's dribbling down the court.
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For example, a third-grade basketball activity has partners taking turns dribbling across the gym.
Academic text (1996) -
On the inbound, Chuck intercepted the ball from his own team and dribbled down the court.
Fiction book (1994) -
Taking a pass, Amanda slipped away and dribbled nimbly down the sideline, the Rockette pursuing her.
Fiction book (1999) -
He can easily dribble the basketball past his opponents on the court.
Synonyms
To move a ball forward with small controlled touches
Bounce the basketball on the floor while moving to keep control
To move the ball along the ground using short touches with your feet
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
An illegal basketball move when a player bounces the ball with both hands or bounces it again after stopping
How Controlled
Surface Forms
Morphology
dribble = drib + le
The sports verb is a semantic extension of the basic verb (repeated small motions) to ball control; the connection is recognizable but metaphorical.
Etymology
Dribble as a sports verb is like making the ball 'drop' and bounce again and again, so to dribble is to move the ball forward by repeated small touches to keep control.