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| Back | drip verb, noun BrE /drɪp/ NAmE /drɪp/ verb verb forms word origin example bank (-pp-) 1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of liquid) to fall in small drops She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes. Water was dripping down the walls. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to produce drops of liquid The tap was dripping. + adv./prep. Her hair dripped down her back. ~ sth (+adv./prep.) Be careful, you're dripping paint everywhere! 3 [intransitive, transitive] to contain or hold a lot of sth ~ with sth The trees were dripping with fruit. ~ sth His voice dripped sarcasm. noun word origin example bank 1 [singular] the sound or action of small drops of liquid falling continuously The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof. 2 [countable] a small drop of liquid that falls from sth We put a bucket under the hole in the roof to catch the drips. 3 (NAmE also IV) [countable] (medical) a piece of equipment that passes liquid food, medicine or blood very slowly through a tube into a patient's vein She's been put on a drip. 4 [countable] (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality wimp Don't be such a drip—come and join in the fun! |
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