From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Drip \Drip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drippedor 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.
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2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment
drips.
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The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Drip \Drip\, v. t.
To let fall in drops.
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Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain.
--Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Drip \Drip\, n.
1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which
drips, or falls in drops.
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The light drip of the suspended oar. --Byron.
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2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other
horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is
of such section as to throw off the rain water.
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Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a
man has the right to have the water flowing from his house
fall on the land of his neighbor.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drip
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of
liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip,
trickle, dribble]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant
sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: drip, dripping]
3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed
to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or
doorway) [syn: drip, drip mold, drip mould]
v 1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
[syn: dribble, drip, drop]