From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Drip \Drip\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dripped}or {Dript}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dripping}.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See {Drop}.]
1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
{Dripping pan}, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in roasting.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {trickle}, {dribble}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {dripping}]
3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
verb
1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drop}] [also: {dripping}, {dripped}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: having liquid falling in drops; "in the dripping fog"; "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes"; "there was little shelter under the dripping trees"
2: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {reeking}, {watery}]
noun
1: a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) [syn: {drippage}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {drip}]
adverb
1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: {soaking}, {sopping}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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