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gotear — 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.
  • leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.

Senses

gotear is used for these senses in English:

  • dribble To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
  • drip (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
  • leak (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
  • leak (intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
  • trickle (intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

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.

drip — full definition

  1. verb To fall in individual drops.
  2. verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
  3. noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
  4. noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.

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