drip

Everyday

1. To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall. A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop. tree →
2. A drip is one drop, or the sound of drops. tree →
3. A drip in a hospital puts liquid slowly into a patient's body. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a rate of water lost or collected over time (amount = rate × time); science: the water cycle, icicles, saving water; everyday life: a dripping tap wastes water, paint drips; safety: wipe up drips so no one slips

Examples

• The tap drips 5 drops a second. tree →
• Water drips into a bucket at 2 liters an hour. tree →
• How much water drips out in a day? tree →
• 30 ml dripped from the bottle. tree →
• Fix the dripping tap to save water. tree →
• Rain dripped from the roof. tree →
• The ice cream was dripping down my hand. tree →
• The nurse checked the patient's drip. tree →
• The water dripped from the straw mat which she had bound round her body, and from her gown. tree →

Note

A rate: amount = rate × time. Trap: change hours to minutes or a day to 24 hours when the units differ. A day has 24 hours. Double the p: dripped, dripping.

In Jewish tradition

In Ezekiel, knees dripping with water means people so frightened that their legs turn weak. In the primary lessons: maths: a rate of water lost or collected over time (amount = rate × time); science: the water cycle, icicles, saving water; everyday life: a dripping tap wastes water, paint drips; safety: wipe up drips so no one slips

Examples

• All hands shall be slack, and all knees shall drip with water. (Prophets EZK.7.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A rate: amount = rate × time. Trap: change hours to minutes or a day to 24 hours when the units differ. A day has 24 hours. Double the p: dripped, dripping.