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/drip"feed'/, n.intravenous feeding.[1905-10, for earlier sense]
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drip-feed — /drip feed /, n. intravenous feeding. [1905 10, for earlier sense] * * * drip feed «DRIHP FEED», adjective, noun. British. –adj. of or for feeding a medicinal solution intravenously one drop at a time: »A baby was wheeled on a hospital trolley… … Useful english dictionary
drip-feed — drip feeds, drip feeding, drip fed also drip feed VERB If you drip feed money into something, you pay the money a little at a time rather than paying it all at once. [V n into n] ...investors who adopt the sensible policy of drip feeding money… … English dictionary
drip-feed — drip ,feed1 verb transitive 1. ) MEDICAL to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body 2. ) to give something to someone slowly, little by little drip feed drip ,feed 2… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip-feed — ► VERB ▪ introduce (fluid) drop by drop. ► NOUN (drip feed) ▪ a device for introducing fluid drop by drop … English terms dictionary
drip-feed — I UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms drip feed : present tense I/you/we/they drip feed he/she/it drip feeds present participle drip feeding past tense drip fed past participle drip fed 1) medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill… … English dictionary
drip feed — noun the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time • Hypernyms: ↑administration, ↑giving medication * * * 1. n. a device for introducing fluid drop by drop into a system, e.g., lubricating oil into an engine … Useful english dictionary
drip-feed — /ˈdrɪp fid/ (say drip feed) noun 1. a supply of a liquid delivered drop by drop. 2. a. a tube which supplies blood, plasma, saline or sugar solutions, usually intravenously, to a patient. b. the substance thus administered. 3. a supply of… …
drip feed — noun a device for introducing fluid drop by drop into a system. verb (drip feed) 1》 introduce (fluid) drop by drop. ↘supply (a patient) with fluid through a drip. 2》 provide gradually and in small amounts: their correspondence is being drip… … English new terms dictionary
Drip Feed — 1. The process of investing on an ongoing basis in a small but growing firm over a period of time. Essentially, a drip feed results in a startup company receiving capital contributions as the need for capital arises, rather than getting a lump… … Investment dictionary
drip feed — see drip feed … English dictionary
