—drip /drɪp/
noun (LIQUID)
F0 [C] a drop of liquid:
» drips of paint/sweatThesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsThesaurus+: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amountsF0 [S] the sound or action of liquid falling in drops:
» All I could hear was the drip of the rain from the roof.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsF0 [C] UK (US ALSO IV) a method of slowly giving someone liquid medicine or food through a tube into one of their veins, or a piece of equipment for doing this:
» He was on a drip for three days.See picture: (UK) drip/(US) IV 
Thesaurus+: ↑Medical and surgical equipment
noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING (PERSON)
► F0 a boring person without a strong character: » Her husband is such a drip.Thesaurus+: ↑People who are boring and old-fashionedverb (-pp-) ↑Verb Endings for drip
F0 [I or T] If a liquid drips, it falls in drops, or you make it fall in drops:
» Water dripped down the wall.» She dripped paint on the carpet.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsF0 [I] to produce drops of liquid:
» Watch out - the candle's dripping.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquids