dib

Plural: dibs

Verb

Verb Forms: dibbed, dibbing, dibs

• To fish by lightly bobbing bait on the water's surface.
• To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.
• To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
• Alternative form of dyb.

Noun

• A dibber (gardening tool).
• One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Examples

• He managed to DIB for a triple-letter score, barely fitting the ’I’ in.

Synonyms

dibble#Verb

Related Words

dibber, dibbing, dibs

Anagrams of dib