drip-feed
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Synonyms: drip feed, drip-fed, drip fed, drop-seed, drip-feeds
Antonyms: drip feed, drip-fed, drip fed, drop-seed, drip-feeds
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Noun
- A [[device]] for [[dispense|dispensing]] [[liquid]]s in a [[slow]], [[regular]] [[stream]] of [[drop]]s or very [[small]] [[quantity|quantities]].
- {{lb|en|especially|medicine}} A [[device]] for [[drip]]ping [[nutrient]]s or [[drug]]s [[directly]] into a [[patient]]'s [[bloodstream]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dispense]] (a [[liquid]]) using a drip-feed.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[administer]] [[nutrient]]s, [[drug]]s, etc. to (a [[patient]]) using a drip-feed.
- {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[dispense]] or [[dole out]] in very [[small]] [[portion]]s over a [[period of time]].
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