drip-dry
1 of 2verb
ˈdrip-ˌdrī 
drip-dried; drip-drying; drip-dries
intransitive verb
: to dry with few or no wrinkles when hung wet
transitive verb
: to hang (something wet, such as wet clothing) to drip-dry
drip-dry
2 of 2adjective
: made of a washable fabric that drip-dries
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1953, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Adjective
1957, in the meaning defined above
drip-dried
verb
as in evaporated
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- evaporated
- dehumidified
- dewatered
- freeze-dried
- dried
- wrung
- dehydrated
- desiccated
- scorched
- seared
- parched
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- soaked
- wet
- washed
- drowned
- wet down
- wetted
- watered
- drenched
- bathed
- soddened
- waterlogged
- bedraggled
- wetted down
- doused
- sopped
- aspersed
- moistened
- dowsed
- sprinkled
- damped
- soused
- dampened
- hydrated
- showered
- drizzled
- humidified
- flooded
- misted
- bedewed
- moisturized
- inundated
- hosed (down)
- water-soaked
- deluged
- overflowed