# drip

Pronunciation: US say "DRIP" /dɹɪp/; UK

## Verb

1. Of a liquid, to fall in single drops, one after another.
   - Simple: To fall slowly, one small drop at a time.
   - _Condensation continued to drip from the cold pipe._
   - _Wax dripped down the side of the candle as it burned._
3. To leak slowly, releasing liquid little by little.
   - Simple: To leak liquid slowly, drop by drop.
   - _Old radiators sometimes drip where the joints have rusted._
   - _The ceiling dripped for hours after the storm._
4. To let a liquid fall in drops onto something.
   - Simple: To let something fall slowly in small drops.
   - _The chef dripped melted chocolate across the plate._
   - _Carefully drip the dye onto the fabric to make spots._
8. To come across as impressive or attractive. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To look very impressive or attractive.
   - _Her whole look drips, from the boots to the shades._
   - _Guys who drip don't need to say much._
9. To rain lightly, falling as a fine drizzle.
   - Simple: To rain very lightly.
   - _Gray skies drip over the hills through most of November._
   - _It dripped softly against the windowpane all evening._
11. To be thoroughly wet or soaked through.
   - Simple: To be very wet or soaked.
   - _After the swim, they drip all over the kitchen tiles._
   - _His jacket was dripping by the time he found shelter._
12. To have a great abundance of something.
   - Simple: To have a very large amount of something.
   - _Grand hotels like these drip with old-world luxury._
   - _Her voice dripped with sarcasm._
14. To grumble or complain constantly. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: To complain or grumble all the time.
   - _Sailors drip about the weather no matter where they're posted._
   - _He dripped endlessly about the long shifts._

## Noun

2. A single drop of a liquid.
   - Simple: A single small drop of a liquid.
   - _A drip of honey hung from the spoon before falling._
   - _He caught a drip of melted ice cream before it hit his shirt._
5. A device that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that delivers drugs into a patient's bloodstream through a vein.
   - Simple: A medical device that slowly sends liquid or medicine into a sick person's body through a tube.
   - _Doctors started a saline drip to rehydrate the patient._
   - _Antibiotics were delivered through a drip over several hours._
6. Style and swagger, especially fashionable or expensive clothing. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A cool, stylish look, especially fancy or expensive clothes.
   - _The whole outfit was effortless drip from head to toe._
   - _Everyone noticed his drip when he walked into the club._
7. The act of falling, or letting fall, in drops.
   - Simple: The slow falling of liquid in drops.
   - _The constant drip from the ceiling warned them of a leak._
   - _A slow drip of melting snow marked the start of spring._
10. A weak, ineffective, or dull person. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A dull, weak person who is boring to be around.
   - _Everyone thought the new manager was a complete drip._
   - _She called her blind date a hopeless drip._
13. The projecting part of a cornice or sill, shaped to throw rainwater clear of the wall below.
   - Simple: A part of a building's edge that sticks out to keep rainwater off the wall.
   - _The architect specified a drip on the cornice to protect the facade._
   - _Without a proper drip, water would streak down the masonry._
15. Alternative letter-case form of DRIP.
   - Simple: Alternative letter-case form of DRIP. It is a plan that uses your dividends to buy more shares automatically.
   - _She enrolled in her company's drip to grow her holdings over time._
   - _Many investors prefer a drip because it reinvests dividends automatically._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 3–4, 8–9, 11–12, 14** — From Middle English drippen, from Old English drypan, going back to Proto-Germanic *drupjaną ("to fall in drops"), from *drupô ("drop"). It is related to Dutch druipen, German tropfen, and Norwegian dryppe.
**Meanings 2, 5–7, 10, 13** — From Middle English drippe, formed from the verb (see sense 1). Compare Dutch drup and Danish dryp ("drip").

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