drip
noun/drɪp/
/drɪp/
- [singular] the sound or action of small drops of liquid falling continuously
- The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.
- the steady drip of water from the tap
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slow
- steady
- drip of
- [countable] a small drop of liquid that falls from something
- We put a bucket under the hole in the roof to catch the drips.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + drip- catch
- fall
- drip from
- [singular] a continuous, steady series of repeated events, usually bad events
- He may face a steady drip of new allegations as prosecutors question his associates.
- The drip, drip of negative comments began to have an effect.
- (also IV especially in North American English)[countable] (medical) a piece of equipment that passes liquid food, medicine or blood very slowly through a tube into a patient’s vein
- on a drip She's been put on a drip.
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec2- She is on a saline drip.
- He was taken off his drip last night.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- intravenous
- morphine
- saline
- …
- fix up
- set up
- be attached to
- …
- [countable] (old-fashioned, informal) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality synonym wimp
- Don't be such a drip—come and join in the fun!
Word OriginOld English dryppan, drȳpen, of Germanic origin; related to Danish dryppe, also to drop.
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