drip

drip¹ [drıp] v past tense and past participle dripped present participle dripping

[: Old English; Origin: dryppan; related to drop]

1.) [I and T]

to let liquid fall in drops

▪ The tap's dripping .

▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping .

drip blood/water/sweat etc

▪ John came in, his arm dripping blood.

be dripping with blood/sweat etc

▪ The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat.

2.)

to fall in drops

drip down/from etc

▪ The rain dripped down his neck.

▪ Water was dripping through the ceiling.

3.) be dripping with sth

to contain or be covered in a lot of something

be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc

▪ All the princes were dripping with gems.

▪ His tone was now dripping with sarcasm .

drip ²

drip² [i]n

1.)

one of the drops of liquid that fall from something

▪ I put some plastic buckets on the floor to catch the drips.

2.) [singular, U]

the sound or action of a liquid falling in drops

▪ The silence was broken only by a regular drip, drip, drip.

3.)

a piece of equipment used in hospitals for putting liquids directly into your blood

= ↑IV

be/put sb on a drip

▪ At the hospital they put me on a drip.

4.) informal

someone who is boring and weak