Talk:drip

Etymology

'Drip' is from Middle English DRIPPEN (intransitive verb, to drip)[8], cognate with Middle Danish DRIPPE[8] noun; <*dryppa[7], from Proto-Germanic *DRUPÔ[7]. Please see 'drop'.

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods.

Andrew H. Gray 13:07, 3 October 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

Missing Slang/Dialectal(?) Meaning

I've seen it used recently (uncountably, apparently) to mean something like "style", although I don't use it this way myself though so I can't confirm this, but this definition seems missing. --Mocha2007 (talk) 20:50, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

drip feed

1.  injection of a therapeutic fluid such as blood, plasma, saline, or glucose directly into a vein at an adjustable rate from a plastic bag hung above a patient on a stand
They put her on a drip feed
2.  the therapeutic fluid used in a drip feed
Add antibiotic to the drip feed.
3. the equipment used to administer a drip feed (informal) 

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:06, 2 October 2020 (UTC)