tiputtaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
- drip verb To fall in individual drops.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- instill verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
- shred noun A small torn or cut strip or fragment of something.
Senses
tiputtaa is used for these senses in English:
- dribble (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
- drip (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
- drop (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- drop (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- drop (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts. [from 14th c.]
- instill (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
- put down (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
- shred (bodybuilding) To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
dribble — full definition
- verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
- verb To let saliva or liquid drip slowly from the mouth or from a container.
- noun A small trickle of liquid, or an act of dribbling a ball.
drip — full definition
- verb To fall in individual drops.
- verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
- noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
- noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.