drip-dry

[ adjective, noun drip-drahy; verb drip-drahy, -drahy ]

/ adjective, noun ˈdrɪpˌdraɪ; verb ˈdrɪpˈdraɪ, -ˌdraɪ /

adjective

wash-and-wear.

verb (used without object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing.

(of a cloth item) to dry into a desired form and shape when hung dripping wet after washing.

verb (used with object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing.

to hang (a cloth item) after washing while it is dripping wet and allow it to dry, especially in anticipation of its assuming its desired form and shape during the drying process.

noun, plural drip-dries.

a garment or other cloth item that can be washed and drip-dried.

Origin of drip-dry

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby drip-dry

Drink to me only with thine eyes, Drinkwater, drip, drip cap, drip coffee, drip-dry, drip-feed, drip grind, drip irrigation, dripless, drippage

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British Dictionary definitions for drip-dry

drip-dry

adjective

designating clothing or a fabric that will dry relatively free of creases if hung up when wet

verb -dries, -drying or -dried

to dry or become dry thus

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单词	drip-dry
释义	drip-dry [ adjective, noun drip-drahy; verb drip-drahy, -drahy ] / adjective, noun ˈdrɪpˌdraɪ; verb ˈdrɪpˈdraɪ, -ˌdraɪ / adjective wash-and-wear. verb (used without object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing. (of a cloth item) to dry into a desired form and shape when hung dripping wet after washing. verb (used with object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing. to hang (a cloth item) after washing while it is dripping wet and allow it to dry, especially in anticipation of its assuming its desired form and shape during the drying process. noun, plural drip-dries. a garment or other cloth item that can be washed and drip-dried. Origin of drip-dry First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby drip-dry Drink to me only with thine eyes, Drinkwater, drip, drip cap, drip coffee, drip-dry, drip-feed, drip grind, drip irrigation, dripless, drippage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for drip-dry drip-dry adjective designating clothing or a fabric that will dry relatively free of creases if hung up when wet verb -dries, -drying or -dried to dry or become dry thus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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