Definition of Drip

1. Noun. Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid. "There's a drip through the roof"

Exact synonyms: Dribble, Trickle
Generic synonyms: Flow, Flowing
Specialized synonyms: Intravenous Drip
Derivative terms: Dribble, Drippy, Trickle

2. Verb. Fall in drops. "Water is dripping from the faucet"
Related verbs: Dribble, Drop
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Derivative terms: Drippings

3. Noun. The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop. "The constant sound of dripping irritated him"
Exact synonyms: Dripping
Generic synonyms: Sound

4. Verb. Let or cause to fall in drops. "The women drip water into the bowl"; "Dribble oil into the mixture"
Exact synonyms: Dribble, Drop
Generic synonyms: Pour
Derivative terms: Dribble, Drop, Dropper

5. Noun. (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway).
Exact synonyms: Drip Mold, Drip Mould
Specialized synonyms: Dripstone, Hoodmold, Hoodmould
Generic synonyms: Projection
Category relationships: Architecture

Definition of Drip

1. v. i. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.

2. v. t. To let fall in drops.

3. n. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.

Definition of Drip

1. Verb. (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To leak slowly. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop. ¹

4. Verb. (usually with ''with'') To have a superabundance of valuable things. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive of the weather) to rain lightly. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) to be wet, to be soaked. ¹

7. Noun. A drop of a liquid. ¹

8. Noun. (medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream (an intravenous drip). ¹

9. Noun. (colloquial) A limp, ineffectual, boring or otherwise uninteresting person. ¹

10. Acronym. (finance) Dividend reinvestment program; a type of financial investing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drip

1. to fall in drops [v DRIPPED or DRIPT, DRIPPING, DRIPS]

Medical Definition of Drip

1. 1. To flow a drop at a time. 2. A flowing in drops. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drip

drinking songs
drinking straw
drinking straws
drinking vessel
drinking water
drinking waters
drinkings
drinkless
drinks
drinkware
drinkworthy
drinky
drinkypoo
drinkypoos
drins
drip (current term)
drip-dry
drip-suck irrigation
drip coffee
drip culture
drip edge
drip edges
drip feed
drip gas
drip line
drip loop
drip mat
drip mold
drip mould
drip pan

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