Drip — Defs

01 v. i. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.

imp. & p. p. Dripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Dripping

1.
To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
2.
To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
“The dark round of the dripping wheel.” — Tennyson.

02 v. t. To let fall in drops.

1.
To let fall in drops.
“Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain.” — Swift.

03 n. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.

1.
A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.
“The light drip of the suspended oar.” — Byron.
2.
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.(Arch.)

Phrases & compounds

Right of drip — 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.