dib
1 of 3intransitive verb
ˈdib
dibbed; dibbed; dibbing; dibs
: to fish by letting the bait bob and dip lightly
dib
2 of 3noun
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plural -s
1
British
a
a dibs plural but singular in construction : the game of jacks
b
: a knucklebone or jack used in playing jacks —usually used in plural
2
dibs plural, slang : money especially in small amounts
3
dibs plural : claim, reservation, rights —used with on
I have dibs on that piece of cake
dib
3 of 3"
variant of dub:3
Word History
Etymology
Intransitive verb
perhaps from obsolete dib to dab, pat, probably alteration of dab
Noun
short for dibstone
- make (a) nonsense of
- make (any) sense of
- make (someone) an honest woman
- make (something) known
- make (something) one's own
- make (something) stick
- make a afternoon of it
- make a beeline for
- make a big deal (out) of (something)
- make a big deal of
- make a big deal of something
- make a big deal out of
- make a big deal out of something
- make a big difference
- make a big thing about of
- make a big thing about of something
- make a big thing about/out of (something)
- make a big thing out of
- make a big thing out of something
- make a bolt for
- make a bolt for it
- make a botch of
- make a break for
- make a buck
- make a chill run down someone's spine