dribble vs rot

dribble

verb
  • To let something fall in drips. 

  • To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

  • In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly. 

  • To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. 

  • To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle. 

noun
  • A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. 

  • Drool; saliva. 

  • A small amount of a liquid. 

  • The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it. 

  • A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. 

rot

verb
  • To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes. 

  • To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. 

  • To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place). 

  • To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. 

  • To decline in function or utility. 

  • To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. 

noun
  • Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. 

  • The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. 

  • Verbal nonsense. 

  • Decaying matter. 

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