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bave — 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.
  • drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  • drool verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  • slime noun A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.
  • slobber verb To let saliva drip or drool from the mouth.

Senses

bave is used for these senses in English:

  • dribble (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  • drivel (now, somewhat, rare) Saliva, drool.
  • drool Saliva trickling from the mouth.
  • slime Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.
  • slobber Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

dribble — full definition

  1. verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  2. verb To let saliva or liquid drip slowly from the mouth or from a container.
  3. noun A small trickle of liquid, or an act of dribbling a ball.

drivel — full definition

  1. noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  2. verb To talk nonsense or foolishly.

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