- drip
- {{11}}drip (n.) mid-15c., from DRIP (Cf. drip) (v.). The slang meaning "stupid, feeble, or dull person" is first recorded 1932, perhaps from earlier American English slang sense "nonsense" (1919).
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Drip — may refer to: Dripping liquid Intravenous drip, in health and medicine Murphy drip, in proctoclysis Drip gas, natural gas condensate Drip irrigation, in agriculture and gardening Drip painting, an art style of dripping paint across a canvas Drip… … Wikipedia
drip — drip; drip·page; drip·per; drip·ple; drip·py; qua·drip·a·rous; eaves·drip; … English syllables
Drip — Drip, n. 1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops. [1913 Webster] The light drip of the suspended oar. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drip — /drip/, v., dripped or dript, dripping, n. v.i. 1. to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips. 2. to fall in drops, as a liquid. v.t. 3. to let fall in drops. n. 4. an act of dripping. 5. liquid that drips. 6. the sound made by falling… … Universalium
drip — [drip] vi. dripped or dript, dripping [ME dryppen < OE dryppan, intens. form (< Gmc * drupjan), akin to dreopan (Ger triefen), to drop, drip < IE * dhreub < base * dhreu , to break away > DREARY] 1. to fall in or as in drops 2. to… … English World dictionary
drip|py — «DRIH pee», adjective, drip|pi|er, drip|pi|est. 1. characterized by dripping; wet; rainy. 2. Slang … Useful english dictionary
Drip — Drip, v. t. To let fall in drops. [1913 Webster] Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drip — Drip, v. i. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To let fall drops of moisture or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
DRIP — index exude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 DRIP … Law dictionary
drip — drȉp m <G drìpa, N mn drìpovi> DEFINICIJA 1. med. intravenska injekcija koja se daje trudnicama za poticanje porođaja 2. žarg. ubod igle i uzimanje doze droge ETIMOLOGIJA engl. drip … Hrvatski jezični portal
DRIP — (Dividend ReInvestment Plan) drɪp program that automatically reinvests dividends towards the purchase of additional shares (Finance) … English contemporary dictionary
