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-dries
verb
as in freeze-dries
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- freeze-dries
- evaporates
- dewaters
- dehumidifies
- wrings
- dries
- desiccates
- sears
- parches
- dehydrates
- scorches
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- waterlogs
- waters
- wets down
- soddens
- soaks
- drowns
- dowses
- washes
- wets
- drenches
- bedews
- bathes
- bedraggles
- asperses
- souses
- water-soaks
- douses
- showers
- sops
- sprinkles
- moistens
- hydrates
- damps
- hoses (down)
- drizzles
- moisturizes
- dampens
- humidifies
- mists
- floods
- overflows
- deluges
- inundates