drip Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
    trickle; dribble.
    • there's a drip through the roof
  2. noun the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
    dripping.
    • the constant sound of dripping irritated him
  3. noun (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
    drip mould; drip mold.
  4. verb fall in drops
    • Water is dripping from the faucet
  5. verb let or cause to fall in drops
    drop; dribble.
    • dribble oil into the mixture

WordNet

Drip intransitive verb
Etymology
Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See Drop.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Dripped or Dript; present participle & verbal noun Dripping
Definitions
  1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
  2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
    The dark round of the dripping wheel. Tennyson.
Drip transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To let fall in drops.
    Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. Swift.
Drip noun
Definitions
  1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.
    The light drip of the suspended oar. Byron.
  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.

Webster 1913