'DRIP' definitions:
Definition of 'drip'
(from WordNet)
noun
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip, trickle, dribble]
noun
The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: drip, dripping]
noun
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: drip, drip mold, drip mould]
verb
Fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
verb
Definition of 'Drip'
From: GCIDE
- Drip \Drip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drippedor Dript; p. pr. & vb. n. Dripping.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See Drop.]
- 1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips. [1913 Webster]
- The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Drip'
From: GCIDE
- Drip \Drip\, v. t. To let fall in drops. [1913 Webster]
- Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Drip'
From: GCIDE
- Drip \Drip\, n.
- 1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops. [1913 Webster]
- The light drip of the suspended oar. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to throw off the rain water. [1913 Webster]
- Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a man has the right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his neighbor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'drip'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- balderdash,
- baloney,
- boob,
- bore,
- bull,
- bunk,
- bushwa,
- buttonholer,
- chump,
- clod,
- condensation,
- condense,
- crashing bore,
- damper,
- distill,
- distillation,
- dolt,
- dope,
- drag,
- dribble,
- dripping,
- drippings,
- dripple,
- drivel,
- drizzle,
- drop,
- dryasdust,
- dullard,
- dusty,
- exude,
- filter,
- flat tire,
- frightful bore,
- goon,
- gurgle,
- gush,
- headache,
- humdrum,
- killjoy,
- leach,
- leaching,
- leak,
- leak out,
- leakage,
- leaking,
- lixiviate,
- lixiviation,
- milksop,
- moron,
- nuisance,
- ooze,
- percolate,
- percolation,
- pest,
- pill,
- pour,
- proser,
- seep,
- seepage,
- seeping,
- simpleton,
- sluice,
- spatter,
- sprinkle,
- spurtle,
- stream,
- sweat,
- sweating,
- trickle,
- tricklet,
- trill,
- twaddle,
- twaddler,
- weed,
- weep,
- wet,
- wet blanket
Acronyms for 'drip'
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