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• bibbing — bɪb n. type of fish; cloth worn around the neck while eating (especially by babies or small children); upper part of an apron v. drink to excess, drink too much …   English contemporary dictionary

• Bib — Bib, v. i. To drink; to sip; to tipple. [1913 Webster] He was constantly bibbing. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bib — I. verb (bibbed; bibbing) Etymology: Middle English bibben Date: 14th century drink II. noun Date: 1580 1. a cloth or plastic shield tied under the chin to protect the clothes 2. the part of an apron or of overalls extending above the waist …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Conversion of John Randolph of Roanoke — While it has been asserted that John Randolph of Roanoke was an Islamic convert to Christianity, the reliable references about him prove otherwise. While they do mention he had a religious conversion in 1818, this was one of depth of belief in… …   Wikipedia

• bib — bibless, adj. biblike, adj. /bib/, n., v., bibbed, bibbing. n. 1. a piece of cloth, plastic, or paper that covers the chest and is often tied under the chin of a child to protect the clothing while the child is eating. 2. any similar cloth or… …   Universalium

• drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… …   English dictionary for students

• Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• bib — bib1 noun 1》 a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round a child s neck to keep its clothes clean while eating.     ↘a loose fitting sleeveless garment worn for identification, e.g. by competitors and officials at sporting events.     ↘the part… …   English new terms dictionary

• absorbent — adj porous, spongy, spongiose, Rare. spongious, permeable, pervious; retentive, absorptive, Physical Chem. adsorbent; thirsty, bibbing, bibulous, imbibitory; recipient, receptive, assimilative, digestive; soaking, blotting, sponging, absorbing,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• drink — v 1. imbibe, quaff, sip, sup, Archaic. bib, Inf. swig, Inf. belt, Inf. pull; drain, wash down, toss off; gulp, swallow, Sl. guzzle or guzzle down, Sl. swill or swill down. 2.(all of alcoholic beverages) tipple, tope, bouse or bowse, Inf. booze,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder