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drip-feed

noun

Definitions

  1. A device for dispensing liquids in a slow, regular stream of drops or very small…

    A device for dispensing liquids in a slow, regular stream of drops or very small quantities.

  2. A device for dripping nutrients or drugs directly into a patient's bloodstream.

  3. To dispense (a liquid) using a drip-feed.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To administer nutrients, drugs, etc. to (a patient) using a drip-feed.

    2. To dispense or dole out in very small portions over a period of time.

      • We don't fully know what is going on. Right now we're just being drip-fed information.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for drip-feed. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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