drip1 verbdrip2 noun
dripdrip1 /drɪp/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle dripped, present participle dripping) 
WORD ORIGINdrip1
Origin:
Old English dryppan; related to dropVERB TABLE
drip
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | drip |
| he, she, it | drips | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dripped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dripped |
| he, she, it | has dripped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dripped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will drip |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dripped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dripping |
| he, she, it | is dripping | |
| you, we, they | are dripping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dripping |
| you, we, they | were dripping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dripping |
| he, she, it | has been dripping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dripping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dripping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dripping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The blood was still dripping from the cut on his lip.
- The faucet's dripping again - you'd better call the plumber.
- Wax from the candle dripped on the tablecloth.
- We stood under a tree, with rain dripping onto our heads.
- He ignored the icicles too, a whole row of glistening two-and three-footers dripping from a pipe.
- Sweat dripped down the sides of his head and chest.
- Thérèse held it for her, burning her fingers even as the icy water dripped over them.
- The rain dripped down his neck.
- The two of them looked at it, as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum.
THESAURUS
if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream: · Blood flowed from his hand.· The river flows very quickly at this point.
to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction: · Water was running down the walls of the room.· Sweat ran off his nose.· The river runs into the sea.
to flow out of something: · You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
to flow in large quantities: · The rain poured down.· Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
to flow out quickly in very large quantities: · Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
to flow out suddenly with a lot of force: · Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream: · Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen: · Oil was leaking from the engine.
to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid: · Blood was oozing from the wound.· Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
to fall in drops: · Water dripped from the tap continuously.
to flow down the side of something in large amounts: · Water cascades down the hillside.
Longman Language Activatorwith lots of hills or mountains if a liquid flows , it moves in a steady, continuous stream from one place to another: · The river flows more slowly here and it is safe to swim.flow into/out of/over: · From here, factory waste flows straight into the sea.· Tears flowed down her cheeks as she hugged her children.· Oil flowed from the tanker into the sea.
if liquid comes out of a pipe, container etc, it flows out fairly slowly and in fairly small quantities: · When I turned on the tap a brownish liquid came out.come out of: · There's oil coming out of your engine.· I can't get the ketchup to come out of the bottle.
if a liquid or substance pours out of something, large amounts flow out of it: pour out of/off/down etc: · Sweat poured down his face.· Water was pouring out of the release gates on the dam.· Rain poured through the open window, waking me again an hour later.· Lava from the volcano is pouring down the mountain towards the town.
if a liquid runs somewhere, it flows quickly and smoothly; if a tap is running , water is flowing out of it: · Who left the faucet running?run along/down etc: · Tears ran down her face.· A stream runs along the bottom of the field.
if a liquid leaks from a container or pipe, or if a container or pipe leaks , the liquid comes out through a small hole or crack because the container or pipe is damaged: · I think the fuel tank is leaking.leak through/into/out of/from: · Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.· Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.
if a liquid drips , it falls slowly and steadily, in drops: drip off/out/onto etc: · The blood was still dripping from the cut on his lip.· We stood under a tree, with rain dripping onto our heads.· Wax from the candle dripped on the tablecloth.
if a thick liquid, or a substance such as blood or mud, oozes out of something, it comes out of it slowly and steadily: ooze out of/from: · A mixture of mud and rainwater oozed out of the bottom of the bucket.· Blood was oozing from the wound.· Thick, sticky syrup oozes out of the tree trunk and is collected in buckets.
if a liquid gushes from something, or if something gushes it, it flows or pours out very quickly in large quantities: · The knife wound was gushing blood.gush out/from/down etc: · Oil gushed from the hole in the ship's hull.· A pipe burst in one of the apartments above, and water gushed down.
if a liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream: trickle down/into/out: · Blood trickled down the side of her face. · Water trickled out of the pipe.· The fire spread when burning gasoline trickled from the car toward other vehicles.
if you squirt liquid or it squirts , it is forced out of a narrow hole in a thin fast stream: · Kids were squirting each other with water pistols.squirt something on somebody/something: · He squirted some ketchup on his fries.squirt from/into: · The batter is squirted into round molds, then baked.
if a liquid spurts or something spurts it, it comes out of something quickly and suddenly and with a lot of force: · The knife hit an artery, and the wound spurted blood.spurt from/out of/into: · Oil from the spill spurted into the crystal waters of Prince William Sound.· Water spurted from the burst pipe.
to flow down something in large quantities: cascade from/into/down etc: · The walls of the cave are smooth, polished by the water cascading from above.· Water from the broken water main cascaded into a subway station.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The tap’s dripping. Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping. John came in, his arm dripping blood. The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat. The rain dripped down his neck. Water was dripping through the ceiling. All the princes were dripping with gems. His tone was now dripping with sarcasm.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).
The tap’s dripping. Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping. John came in, his arm dripping blood. The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat. The rain dripped down his neck. Water was dripping through the ceiling. All the princes were dripping with gems. His tone was now dripping with sarcasm. She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).· After two hours' climbing, their bodies were dripping with sweat.
(=drops of water are coming out of it)· If the tap is dripping, change the washer.
· I could hear a dripping tap.
(=so wet that water is dripping off)· She was dripping wet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The two of them looked at it, as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum.· The plant it was made from sprang up first when Prometheus' blood dripped down upon the earth.· The paint was still wet and dripping down.· He stood now with the sponge dripping down his side.· There, dripping down the wall ...?· Blue flames were running up and down the wires, and blobs of melted plastic insulation were dripping down.· The rain dripped down his neck.· They have mud in their eyes, on their stomachs, dripping down their thighs.
· The rain dripped off his hat.· The rain poured down, soaking their hair, seeping into their collars, dripping off their chins as they kissed.· Water dripped off her hands, too, and her severe black bathing dress.
· Water dripped on to the towel, and the cold wet flannel soothed the ache.· Droplets of blood ran over his fingers and dripped on to the floor.· Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table.· Each is protected by a layer of zinc, which drips on to the ground when it rains.
NOUN· The two of them looked at it, as blood dripped down on the cold linoleum.· The man did as he was told, the blood dripping on the paper.· The plant it was made from sprang up first when Prometheus' blood dripped down upon the earth.· Peter spread his knees and allowed the blood to drip between his legs and stain the stair carpet.· My blood dripped on the ring floor and turned instantly black, merging with the modern art collage of other stains.· In one, blood was seen dripping through the ceiling from a murder victim on to another woman.· I pressed harder and felt the knife puncturing something inside me; hot blood began to drip between my legs.
· The rain dripped off his hat.· As Hostetler spoke, rain was dripping out of the ceiling.· The rain dripped down his neck.
· Behind the long black sweep of counter Sergeant Camb sat fanning himself with a newspaper, the sweat dripping down his forehead.· Dark stains grew up from my waist, and I could feel sweat dripping around my concealed derringer.
· For new floorboards in the hall in a corner where water had dripped from a leaky pipe.· Firehoses snaked through the lobby and up the stairs to the balcony, and water dripped through the ceiling.· Thérèse held it for her, burning her fingers even as the icy water dripped over them.· And yet inside, despite the saturated carpet and water still dripping from the ceiling, business was proceeding.· The water dripped steadily from his anorak to make a puddle on the floor.· Where the water dripped on to my dirt floor, I scraped a trench with my pocket knife to let it drain out.· A row of darker rectangles indicated smaller cells along one side. Water dripped somewhere.· You can hear the sound of water dripping in the pail and the sound of the washcloth on skin.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[intransitive, transitive] to let liquid fall in drops: - As usual Ms. Vanderwegh arrived dripping with jewels.
- Mulroy's voice was dripping with sarcasm.
- My coat was dripping with snow.
- The flatboat was dripping with blood.
- The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat, the metal feeling hot and slick.
- Today New York's catwalks are dripping with pelts.
The tap’s dripping. Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping.drip blood/water/sweat etc John came in, his arm dripping blood.be dripping with blood/sweat etc The hand that held the gun was dripping with sweat.2[intransitive] to fall in dropsdrip down/from etc The rain dripped down his neck. Water was dripping through the ceiling.3be dripping with something to contain or be covered in a lot of somethingbe dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc All the princes were dripping with gems. His tone was now dripping with sarcasm.drip1 verbdrip2 noun
dripdrip2 ●●○ noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Before painting, lay a cloth on the floor to catch any drips.
- Everything was quiet except for the drip of rain from the roof.
- A drip to be adjusted here, a vein to be found there, the floor to be constantly scrubbed.
- A steady drip of blood was forming a pool on the floor.
- As I settled the man on to a pallet and helped the Sister fasten the glucose drip, I felt less uncomfortable.
- Place the muffin pan on a baking sheet to catch the drips.
- The dead silence was broken only by a regular drip, drip, drip.
- The man with the bright eyes needed a saline drip.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY At the hospital they put me on a drip.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).
1[countable] one of the drops of liquid that fall from something: At the hospital they put me on a drip. She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).· After two hours' climbing, their bodies were dripping with sweat.
(=drops of water are coming out of it)· If the tap is dripping, change the washer.
· I could hear a dripping tap.
(=so wet that water is dripping off)· She was dripping wet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· The children are fighting under the tank, catching drips like diamonds in their grubby hands.· Set pie on upper oven rack and put a baking sheet on shelf below to catch any drips.· Then use anything - mugs - egg-cups - put them on a tray to catch the drips.· Place the muffin pan on a baking sheet to catch the drips.· Put a baking sheet under the muffin pan to catch the drips.
· She was put on an intravenous drip in a treatment room and left alone with Allitt.
I put some plastic buckets on the floor to catch the drips.2[singular, uncountable] the sound or action of a liquid falling in drops: The silence was broken only by a regular drip, drip, drip.3[countable] a piece of equipment used in hospitals for putting liquids directly into your blood through a tube SYN IVbe/put somebody on a drip At the hospital they put me on a drip.4[countable] informal someone who is boring and weak5drip, drip, drip used to talk about something happening gradually or continually over a period of time: the drip, drip, drip of new revelations every day