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drip-dry

 
Dictionary: drip-dry
(drĭp'drī')
adj.
Made of a fabric that will not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.

intr.v., -dried, -dry·ing, -dries.
To dry with no wrinkles when hung dripping wet.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dry by hanging up wet


The adjective drip-dry has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
  Synonym: wash-and-wear

Meaning #2: used of fabrics that do not require ironing
  Synonym: permanent-press


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Drip-dry

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som kan dryptørres
v. intr. - dryptørre

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfstrijkend, kreukvrij, drogen zonder kreuken

Français (French)
adj. - qui ne nécessite aucun repassage
v. intr. - ne pas repasser

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bügelfrei
v. - bügelfrei sein, tropfnass aufhängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ύφασμα κ.λπ.) που δεν χρειάζεται σιδέρωμα

Italiano (Italian)
non-stiro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - que não se passa a ferro

Русский (Russian)
не требующий глажки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de lava y pon, que seca rápidamente y no necesita planchado
v. intr. - colgar ropa para secarla

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som kan dropptorka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
快干性的, 随洗随干

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快幹性的
v. intr. - 隨洗隨乾

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짜지 않고 널어도 곧 건조되는 천으로 만든
v. intr. - 짜지 않고 널어도 곧 건조되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 吊しておくと乾く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يجف معلقا ولا يحتاج للكي ( صفه لقماش)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניתן לייבוש ללא קמטים בתלייה‬
v. intr. - ‮התייבש ללא קמטים בתלייה (בד)‬


 
 
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