drip

1 :  a part of a cornice or other member that projects to throw off rainwater; also :  an overlapping metal strip or an underneath groove for the same purpose

2a :  a falling in dropsb :  liquid that falls, overflows, or is extruded in drops a pan to catch drips

3 :  the sound made by or as if by falling drops

4 :  a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein; also :  a material so administered

5 :  a dull or unattractive person

:  of, relating to, or being coffee made by letting boiling water drip slowly through finely ground coffee drip coffee a drip pot

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1 :  to fall in drops Sap dripped from the trees.

2 :  to let fall drops of liquid My wet clothes dripped on the floor.

3 :  to have or show a large amount of something The popcorn was dripping with butter. Her voice dripped with spite.

1 :  the act of falling in drops The barrel caught the drip of rain from the roof.

2 :  a drop of liquid that falls a drip of paint

3 :  the sound made by falling drops

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2:  to fall in drops

1a:  a falling in drops—see postnasal dripb:  liquid that falls, overflows, or is extruded in drops

2:  a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein was hooked up to an intravenous drip; also :  a material so administered a glucose drip—see gravity drip