See Also: Drip(medicine)
drip-dry(dictionary)
drip-dry(dictionary)
drip(2)(dictionary)
drip(1)(dictionary)
Drip(health)
DRIP(law)
Murphy drip(medicine)
drip 2, noun(dictionary)
drip 1, verb(dictionary)

drip(1) (iou)



drip noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
a. A falling drop. LME-M16.
b. sing. & in pl. Liquid which drips or falls in drops. E18.
V. L. Cameron An awning..to keep the drips off.
a. A projection on a cornice, sill, etc., designed to deflect rainwater from the wall below. M17.
b. Each of a series of steps on a gently sloping roof. E18.
The act or fact of dripping; the sound made by falling drops. L17.
Byron On the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar.
b. Medicine. The continuous slow introduction of fluid into the body, usu. intravenously; fluid so introduced; an apparatus used for this purpose, having a chamber through which the fluid can be seen to drip. M20.
The angle made by a stratum with the horizontal; dip; (cf. DRIP verb 4). Now rare or obsolete. M19.
A receptacle for waste or overflow. L19.
fig.
a. Nonsense, flattery; sentimental drivel. slang. E20.
b. A stupid, feeble, or dull person. slang. M20.
c. A grumble, a complaint. slang. M20.
Phrases: in a drip in a dripping condition; saturated.
Comb.: drip coffee N. Amer.: made by allowing boiling water to percolate through ground coffee; drip culture hydroponic growth of plants using a drip-feed; drip-drip (the sound of) continuous dripping; drip-feed a method of feeding, lubrication, etc., in which liquid is supplied drop by drop; drip joint an overlapping joint in metal roofing designed to keep out rainwater; drip mat a small mat placed under a glass etc. to catch drips; drip painting a method of painting by which the colour is dripped on to the surface, not applied directly; a painting so produced; drip pan: to catch drops of liquid; dripstone (a) a moulding or cornice over a door, window, etc., to deflect the rain; (b) a porous stone used as a filter; (c) a stone structure produced by dripping water; a stalactite, a stalagmite; drip tray = drip pan above.