drip-feed

[ drip-feed ]
/ ˈdrɪpˌfid /

noun

intravenous feeding.

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Origin of drip-feed

1905–10, for earlier sense

Words nearby drip-feed

drip feed, drip grind, drip irrigation, drip painting, drip-dry, drip-feed, dripless, drippage, dripping, dripping pan, drippy
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British Dictionary definitions for drip feed

drip-feed

noun

another name for drip (def. 6)

verb drip feed (tr)

to administer a solution (to someone) by means of a drip-feed
to supply information constantly but in small amounts
informal to fund (a new company) in stages rather than by injecting a large sum at its inception

noun

a constant supply of small amounts of information
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Medical definitions for drip feed

drip feed

n.

Administration of blood, plasma, saline, or sugar solutions, usually intravenously, a drop at a time.
The device or tubes by which such a substance is administered.
The substance administered in this manner.
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