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drip
1[ drip ]
verb (used without object)
- to let drops fall; shed drops:
This faucet drips.
- to fall in drops, as a liquid.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used with object)
- 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
2[ dee-ahr-ahy-pee, drip ]
abbreviation for
- 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
- the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar
- the solution administered
- the equipment used to administer a solution in this way
Other yvlog Forms
- ԴDz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of drip2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of drip1
Example Sentences
Inside it, the ceiling has a large hole that is dripping water and it looks as if it could collapse at any moment.
Watching it is like seeing a waiter skip over with a covered silver platter, only to remove the top to reveal a watered-down, Cocomelon-level satire for iPad babies, dripping from the dish.
Because it’s just a slow drip, he’s counting on no one noticing.
I spent eight days in hospital on an antibiotic drip.
As the scale of destruction emerged, Myanmar officials declared a "mass casualty area" at Naypyidaw General Hospital, where patients lay on gurneys outside, intravenous drips hanging from makeshift stands.
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