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Drip

//dɹɪp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drop of a liquid. countable, uncountable

    "I put a drip of vanilla extract in my hot cocoa."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”) alt-of
  3. 3
    Acronym of dividend reinvestment plan or dividend reinvestment program. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. 4
    (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) wordnet
  5. 5
    A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping. countable, uncountable

    "the light drip of the suspended oar"

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  1. 6
    the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop wordnet
  2. 7
    An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream. countable, uncountable

    "He's not doing so well. The doctors have put him on a drip."

  3. 8
    flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid wordnet
  4. 9
    A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person. colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable

    "He couldn't even summon up the courage to ask her name... what a drip!"

  5. 10
    That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing. slang, uncountable

    "His drip is looking fine, especially the Supreme t-shirt."

Slang
  1. 1
    Stylish look, fit, or overall fashion. slang, fashion, 2010s-2020s

    "Your drip is clean today."

Verb
  1. 1
    To fall one drop at a time. intransitive

    "Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!"

  2. 2
    let or cause to fall in drops wordnet
  3. 3
    To leak slowly. intransitive

    "Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?"

  4. 4
    fall in drops wordnet
  5. 5
    To let fall in drops. transitive

    "After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil."

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  1. 6
    To have a superabundance of (something). intransitive, usually

    "The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters."

  2. 7
    To rain lightly; to drizzle. intransitive

    "The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet."

  3. 8
    To be wet, to be soaked. intransitive
  4. 9
    To whine or complain consistently; to grumble. UK, intransitive, slang

    "The Women's Royal Naval Service was integrated with the Royal Navy in November 1993. […] Men interviewed by Public Eye (April, 1994) said they should 'stop dripping about it' and that women should learn to 'take it like a man […]"

  5. 10
    Be impressive or attractive. slang, stative

    "I'm sorry for drippin', but drip is what I do. And one of these days, I'm gon' get dressed and drip all over you."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”), Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English drippe, from the verb (see above). Compare West Frisian drip (“drip”), Dutch drup (“drip”), Danish dryp (“drip”). (style, swagger): Compare the verb sense "to have a superabundance of valuable things".

Etymology 3

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