Drip vs. Trip

Difference Between Drip and Trip
Dripverb
(intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!Tripnoun
a journey; an excursion or jaunt
We made a trip to the beach.Dripverb
(intransitive) To leak slowly.
Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?Tripnoun
a stumble or misstep
He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.Dripverb
(transitive) To let fall in drops.
After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.My broken pen dripped ink onto the table.Tripnoun
(figurative) an error; a failure; a mistake
Dripverb
To have a superabundance of valuable things.
The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.The duchess was dripping with jewels.Tripnoun
a period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations
He had a strange trip after taking LSD.Dripverb
To rain lightly.
The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.Tripnoun
a faux pas, a social error
Dripverb
(intransitive) To be wet, to be soaked.
Tripnoun
intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition
ego trip;power trip;nostalgia trip;guilt tripDripverb
To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
Tripnoun
(engineering) a mechanical cutout device
Dripnoun
A drop of a liquid.
I put a drip of vanilla extract in my hot cocoa.Tripnoun
(electricity) a trip-switch or cut-out
It's dark because the trip operated.Dripnoun
A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
Tripnoun
a quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip
Dripnoun
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
He's not doing so well. The doctors have put him on a drip.Tripnoun
(obsolete) a small piece; a morsel; a bit
Dripnoun
(colloquial) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
He couldn't even summon up the courage to ask her name... what a drip!Tripnoun
the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing
Dripnoun
(architecture) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
Tripnoun
(nautical) a single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward
Dripnoun
(finance) A dividend reinvestment program; a type of financial investing.
Tripnoun
a herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
Dripnoun
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid;
there's a drip through the roofTripnoun
(obsolete) a troop of men; a host
Dripnoun
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop;
the constant sound of dripping irritated himTripnoun
a flock of wigeons
Dripnoun
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
Tripverb
(intransitive) to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.Dripverb
fall in drops;
Water is dripping from the faucetTripverb
to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them
A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.Dripverb
let or cause to fall in drops;
dribble oil into the mixtureTripverb
(intransitive) to be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
Tripverb
to detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
Tripverb
(transitive) to activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch
When we get into the factory, trip the lights.Tripverb
(intransitive) to be activated, as by a signal or an event
The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.Tripverb
(intransitive) to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs
After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.Tripverb
(intransitive) to journey, to make a trip
Last summer we tripped to the coast.Tripverb
to move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip
Tripverb
(nautical) to raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free
Tripverb
(nautical) to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it
Tripverb
to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption
Tripadjective
(poker slang) of or relating to trips
Tripnoun
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return);
he took a trip to the shopping centerTripnoun
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs;
an acid tripTripnoun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;
he blamed his slip on the icethe jolt caused many slips and a few spillsTripnoun
an exciting or stimulting experience
Tripnoun
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch;
the pressure activates the tripper and releases the waterTripnoun
a light or nimble tread;
he heard the trip of women's feet overheadTripnoun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;
he recited the whole poem without a single triphe arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up laterconfusion caused his unfortunate misstepTripverb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall;
She stumbled over the tree rootTripverb
cause to stumble;
The questions on the test tripped him upTripverb
make a trip for pleasure
Tripverb
put in motion or move to act;
trigger a reactionactuate the circuitsTripverb
get high, stoned, or drugged;
He trips every weekend