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drip

[ drip ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

dripped or dript, dripping.

to let drops fall; shed drops:
This faucet drips.
to fall in drops, as a liquid.
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verb (used with object)

dripped or dript, dripping.

to let fall in drops.

noun

an act of dripping.
liquid that drips.
the sound made by falling drops:
the irritating drip of a faucet.
Slang. an unattractive, boring, or colorless person.
(in house painting) the accumulation of solidified drops of paint at the bottom of a painted surface.
Architecture, Building Trades. any device, as a molding, for shedding rainwater to keep it from running down a wall, falling onto the sill of an opening, etc.
a pipe for draining off condensed steam from a radiator, heat exchanger, etc.
Medicine/Medical. intravenous drip.
Slang. maudlin sentimentality.

DRIP

[ dee-ahr-ahy-pee, drip ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

abbreviation for

Business, Finance.

dividend reinvestment plan: a program under which investors opt to have their dividends automatically applied to the purchase of more shares in the company, increasing their investment while avoiding commission charges.

drip

/ ��ɪ�� /

verb

to fall or let fall in drops

noun

the formation and falling of drops of liquid
the sound made by falling drops
architect a projection at the front lower edge of a sill or cornice designed to throw water clear of the wall below
informal.
an inane, insipid person
med
1. the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar
2. the solution administered
3. the equipment used to administer a solution in this way

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of drip¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; drop

Origin of drip²

First recorded in 1975–80

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Word History and Origins

Origin of drip¹

Old English dryppan, from dropa drop

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Even if the house didn’t burn, the paint could have dripped into the soils around the house and contaminated the soil nearest the structure, she said.

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There was no blackened shell dripping water after the valiant efforts of firefighters to save it.

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A mixture of shock, sadness and anger lived all over Doncic’s face, it dripped on every word and highlighted every expression on his first day as a Laker.

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"They poured it on my head, and it dripped down my body while I was sitting on the chair."

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Inside it, the ceiling has a large hole that is dripping water and it looks as if it could collapse at any moment.

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Drinkwater drip cap

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