drip
/drɪp/
verb
- To fall or let fall in small drops of liquid.
- She dripped paint onto the canvas to create a pattern.
- Rain dripped from the leaves onto the ground.
- The faucet drips all night and keeps me awake.
noun
- A small drop of liquid.
- A drip of water fell from the pipe.
- I felt a drip of sweat roll down my forehead.
- There was a drip of coffee on the tablecloth.
- The sound or action of liquid falling in drops.
- The drip from the air conditioner left a puddle on the floor.
- We could hear the drip of melting snow from the roof.
- The steady drip of the leak drove me crazy.
- A medical device that slowly delivers fluids or medicine into a patient's vein.
- The nurse set up a drip to give the patient fluids.
- The doctor ordered a saline drip for the dehydrated child.
- He was in the hospital with a drip in his arm.
- A dull or uninteresting person (informal).
- She called him a drip for never wanting to try anything new.
- He's a nice guy, but a bit of a drip at parties.
- Don't be such a drip; come join the fun!
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