Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To dip.
  • To dip; specifically, in angling, to dibble.
  • noun A pool; a dub.
  • noun A dip.
  • noun A depression in the ground.
  • noun A valley.
  • noun The final element of many place-names in India and the East: as, Serendib (an old name of Ceylon), Maldives, Laccadives.
  • noun One of the small bones, or huckle-bones, of a sheep's leg; the knee-pan or the ankle-bone. See astragalus.
  • noun plural A children's game, consisting in throwing up the small bones of the legs of sheep, or small stones, and catching them first on the palm and then on the back of the hand.
  • noun plural Money.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To dip.
  • noun One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
  • noun A child's game, played with dib bones.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb to dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
  • verb to move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
  • noun One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

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Examples

  • "That's all you know about it," he said carelessly, as he shut one eye and took steady aim at the "dib" in the ring, "I've had two."

    Purple Springs 1921

  • The emphasis was and still is on self reliance with competitors doing all their own navigation as part of a pair or solo, travelling to different checkpoints where they 'dib' their electronic 'dibber' to show they've been there.

    Singletrack World 2010

  • One captain complains about the bad air on his ship and I have no idea where this is going until he calls "dib" on Galactica's air filters.

    SF Universe 2009

  • Could I just say, that despite the wreckiness, the "yu dib it" cake looks YUMMY?

    The Teacher Tearjerker 2010

  • Anyone called dib on BTKing the brunette chick in this movie yet?

    THE CONCEPT OF ZOMBIES NEVER GETS OLD!!! 2008

  • Writers at Heat magazine are bloody tired and divorce lawyers are turning to energy shots and dib dabs to get through their extra long days.

    Ronan Keating A Drug-Crazed Madman (Kind Of) 2010

  • Uair robo tarisi le macaib Ruaidri a n-airecht fein arna cuired do cech oen fo leth dib-sin, acht mad Cormac mac Tomaltaig Meic Diarmata & Dauith O Flainn & a aes grada archena.

    March 31st, 2008 m_francis 2008

  • I can think of a plethora of characters who are memorable because of the book they are in: Paul Muad-dib or Jommy Cross spring to mind, or Hari Seldon: but in these cases, I do not think the character in and of himself is what makes him memorable, aside from his setting.

    MIND MELD: Who are the Most Memorable Characters in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror? 2008

  • Anyone who wants to do an audio recording of a story, dib that too, and if there are musicians, we could do an audiobook + soundtrack!

    Cross-Posted from the Omikuji Project Community yuki_onna 2010

  • Well but who is he playing to, Muad dib, if not the public?

    Compare And Contrast: Obama Calls For Calm; McCain Attacks And Blames Obama 2009

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