Drip /(?)/
Drip
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Dripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Dripping
- To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
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To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
The dark round of the dripping wheel.
Drip
v. t.
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To let fall in drops.
Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain.
Drip
n.
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A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.
The light drip of the suspended oar.
- 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. (Arch.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Right of drip
- 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.