v. i. | 1. | To fall in drops; | |||
2. | To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To let fall in drops. | |||
n. | 1. | A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops. | |||
2. | (Arch.) 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.
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Noun | 1. | drip - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" |
2. | drip - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" Synonyms: dripping | |
3. | drip - (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) Synonyms: drip mold, drip mould | |
Verb | 1. | drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet" |
2. | drip - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" |
DRIP. The right of drip is an easement by which the water which falls on
one house is allowed to fall upon the land of another.
2. Unless the owner has acquired the right by grant or prescription, he
has no right so to construct his house as to let the water drip over his
neighbor's land. 1 Roll. Ab. 107. Vide Rain water; Stillicidium; and 3 Kent,
Com. 436; Dig. 43, 23, 4 et 6; 11 Ad. & Ell. 40; S. C. 39 E. C. L. R. 21.