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| drip [ drip ] |
verb (past and past participle dripped, present participle drip·ping, 3rd person present singular drips) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb fall or let fall in drops: to fall as drops of liquid, or let liquid fall as drops
  The faucet is dripping.
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2. transitive verb let something out copiously: to let out something, particularly an emotion, in great quantity
His voice positively dripped malice.
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noun (plural drips) |
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1. small amount of liquid: a drop of liquid or moisture
a bucket to catch the drips
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2. dripping of liquid: an instance or the process of a liquid falling in drops
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3. sound of falling drops: the sound of drops of liquid falling onto something
the steady drip of a leaking faucet
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4. U.K. medicine
Same as drip feed (sense 1) (sense 2)
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5. U.K. medicine
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informal
)
Same as drip feed (sense 3)
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6. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody regarded as socially inept, inadequate, or uninteresting
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slang insult
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7. architecture protective groove: a protective groove cut in a sill or other overhang of a wall or building to cause water to drip freely
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8. food cup of coffee: a cup of ordinary coffee
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slang
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The guy in the corner wants a drip.
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| [ Old English dryppan< Indo-European, "to drop"] |
