drip
//drɪp//
Verb
dripInfinitive
dripPresent tense
drippedPast tense
drippedPast participle
drippingPresent participle
dripsThird-person singular
1
To fall or let fall in drops of liquid.
Water dripped from the faucet.
2
To be so wet that drops of liquid fall continuously.
His clothes were dripping after he got caught in the rain.
Noun
dripSingular
dripsPlural
1
A small drop of liquid.
A drip of water fell from the faucet.
2
The sound or action of liquid falling in drops.
The drip of water from the faucet kept me awake all night.
3
A device that slowly passes a liquid, especially a drug, into a patient's body through a vein.
The nurse connected the drip to the patient's arm.