drip

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-pp-) 1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] (of liquid) to fall in small drops: She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes. * Water was dripping down the walls. 2 to produce drops of liquid: [V] The tap was dripping. * Her hair dripped down her back. * [VN] Be careful, you're dripping paint everywhere! 3 ~ (with) sth (written) to contain or hold a lot of sth: [V] The trees were dripping with fruit. * [VN] His voice dripped sarcasm. noun 1 [sing.] the sound or action of small drops of liquid falling continuously: The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof. 2 [C] a small drop of liquid that falls from sth: We put a bucket under the hole in the roof to catch the drips. 3 (AmE also IV) [C] (medical) a piece of equipment that passes liquid food, medicine or blood very slowly through a tube into a patient's VEIN: She's been put on a drip. 4 [C] (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality: Don't be such a drip-come and join in the fun!