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drip
(drĭp)v. dripped, drip·ping, drips
v.intr.
1. To fall in drops: Water is dripping from that leaky faucet.
2. To shed drops: an umbrella that is dripping all over the floor.
3. To ooze or be saturated with or as if with liquid: a speech that dripped with sarcasm.
v.tr.
To let fall in or as if in drops: a brush dripping paint; a speech that dripped invective.
n.
1. The process of forming and falling in drops.
2.
a. Liquid or moisture that falls in drops.
b. A slight intermittent flow or leak: fixed the drip in the faucet.
3. See drip feed.
4. The sound made by liquid falling in drops: listened to the steady drip of the rain.
5. A projection on a cornice or sill from which rainwater can drip, protecting the wall below.
6. Slang A tiresome or annoying person.
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drip
(drɪp)vb, drips, dripping or dripped
to fall or let fall in drops
n
1. the formation and falling of drops of liquid
2. the sound made by falling drops
3. (Building) architect a projection at the front lower edge of a sill or cornice designed to throw water clear of the wall below
4. informal an inane, insipid person
5. (Medicine) med
a. the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar
b. the solution administered
c. the equipment used to administer a solution in this way
[Old English dryppan, from dropa drop]
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drip
(drɪp)v. dripped, drip•ping,
n. v.i.
1. to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
2. to fall in drops, as a liquid; dribble.
v.t. 3. to let fall in drops.
n. 4. an act of dripping.
5. liquid that drips.
6. the sound made by falling drops.
7. Slang. a boring or colorless person.
8. any device, as a molding, for shedding rainwater to keep it from running down a wall, falling onto the sill of an opening, etc.
9. the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into the body, usu. intravenously.
[before 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; compare drop]
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drip
Past participle: dripped
Gerund: dripping
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| Noun | 1. |  drip - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"intravenous drip - slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time) |
| 2. | drip - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | |
| 3. | drip - (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) projection - any structure that branches out from a central support architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| Verb | 1. | drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet" |
| 2. | drip - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor" drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet" |
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drip
verb
noun
1. drop, bead, trickle, dribble, droplet, globule, pearl, driblet Drips of water rolled down his uniform.
2. (Informal) weakling, wet (Brit. informal), weed (informal), softie (informal), pussycat (Brit. informal), mummy's boy (informal), namby-pamby, ninny, milksop The kid is a drip!
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Translations
kapatkapkakapačkakapání
dropdryppedryppeninfusionssætdråbe
tippatippuavuotaapisarapisaroida
kapatikapljicanakapatiukapaticijediti
csöpögésinfúzió
blóî- eîa vökvagjöf; dripp, dropateljaridripp, dropahávaîidrjúpa, falla í dropumdropi
したたりしたたる
똑똑 떨어지다물방울
iš kepamos mėsos ištekėję taukaiišdžiovinti ir nelygintikurio nereikia lygintilašėjimaslašelinė
pilepilēšanapilētvenozās infūzijas sistēma
kvapkanieprístroj na dávanie infúzie
kapljati
droppdroppadroppe
ทำให้หยดหยดน้ำ
chảy nhỏ giọtnhỏ giọt
drip
[drɪp]A. N
1. (= droplet) → gota f
2. (= dripping sound) → goteo m
the drip, drip, drip of the tap was beginning to irritate her → el constante goteo del grifo estaba empezando a irritarla
she could hear the constant drip of the rain outside → oía el constante gotear de la lluvia fuera
the drip, drip, drip of the tap was beginning to irritate her → el constante goteo del grifo estaba empezando a irritarla
she could hear the constant drip of the rain outside → oía el constante gotear de la lluvia fuera
3. (= spineless person) → soso/a m/f
B. VT the children came in dripping water all over the floor → los niños entraron chorreando agua por todo el suelo
try not to drip sauce onto the table cloth → procura que la salsa no gotee en el mantel
you're dripping paint all over the place → estás chorreando pintura por todas partes, lo estás poniendo todo perdido de pintura
her knee was dripping blood → su rodilla estaba chorreando sangre
try not to drip sauce onto the table cloth → procura que la salsa no gotee en el mantel
you're dripping paint all over the place → estás chorreando pintura por todas partes, lo estás poniendo todo perdido de pintura
her knee was dripping blood → su rodilla estaba chorreando sangre
C. VI [tap, faucet] → gotear
oil was dripping from under the car → el coche perdía aceite
the rain was dripping down the wall → las gotas de lluvia se deslizaban por la pared
sweat was dripping from his brow → le caían gotas de sudor de la frente
blood dripped from her finger → le caían gotas de sangre del dedo
I washed my jumper and left it to drip → lavé el jersey y lo dejé escurrir
see also dripping
oil was dripping from under the car → el coche perdía aceite
the rain was dripping down the wall → las gotas de lluvia se deslizaban por la pared
sweat was dripping from his brow → le caían gotas de sudor de la frente
blood dripped from her finger → le caían gotas de sangre del dedo
I washed my jumper and left it to drip → lavé el jersey y lo dejé escurrir
see also dripping
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
drip
[ˈdrɪp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
drip
vi (water, tap) → tropfen; to be dripping with sweat → schweißüberströmt or schweißgebadet sein; to be dripping with blood → vor Blut triefen; sweat was dripping off his forehead → der Schweiß triefte ihm von der Stirn; the walls were dripping with water → die Wände waren triefnass; his voice was dripping with sarcasm → seine Stimme triefte nur so vor or von Sarkasmus; she was dripping with jewellery (Brit) or jewelry (US) → sie strotzte nur so von Schmuck
vt liquid → träufeln, tropfen; he was dripping water/blood all over the carpet → Wasser/sein Blut tropfte überall auf den Teppich; his clothes were dripping water all over the carpet → von seinen Kleidern tropfte Wasser überall auf den Teppich; careful, you’re dripping paint on my coat → pass auf, die Farbe tropft mir auf den Mantel!
n
(= sound: of water, rain, tap) → Tropfen nt
(= drop) → Tropfen m
(Med) → Infusionsapparat m, → Tropf m (inf); to be on a drip → eine Infusion bekommen, am Tropf hängen (inf)
(inf: person) → Waschlappen m (inf)
drip
:drip coffee
n (US) → Filterkaffee m
drip-dry
adj shirt → bügelfrei
drip-feed (Med)
n → künstliche Ernährung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
drip
[drɪp]1. n
b. (fam) (spineless person) → lavativo/a
3. vi (tap) → perdere, gocciolare; (washing) → sgocciolare; (wall) → trasudare
to be dripping with sweat/blood → grondare sudore/sangue
to be dripping with sweat/blood → grondare sudore/sangue
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drip
(drip) – past tense, past participle dripped – verb to (cause to) fall in single drops. Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.
noun1. a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops. A drip of water ran down the tap.
2. the noise made by dripping. I can hear a drip somewhere.
3. an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.
ˈdripping noun fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.
ˌdrip-ˈdry adjective (of a garment etc) requiring no ironing if allowed to dry by hanging up.
verb to dry in this manner.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
drip
→ قَطْرَة , يَقْطُرُ kapat , kapka drop , dryppe tropfen στάζω , στάξιμο gota , gotear , goteo tippa , tippua goutte , goutter kapati , kapljica goccia , gocciolare したたり , したたる 똑똑 떨어지다 , 물방울 druppel , druppelen dryppe , drypping kapnąć , kropla gota , pingar , pingo капать , капля dropp , droppa ทำให้หยด , หยดน้ำ damla , damlamak chảy nhỏ giọt , nhỏ giọt 滴下 , 滴液Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
drip
n. gota, goteo; gotera;
postnasal ___ → ___ postnasal;
v. gotear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
drip
n goteo; postnasal — goteo posnasal or postnasal, goteo retronasal; vi (pret & pp dripped; ger dripping) gotearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.