Alice dripped a little candle wax into the base of the candlestick.
•Don't pour it all into the jar. Drip in a little at a time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drip-feed — drip feeds, drip feeding, drip fed also drip feed VERB If you drip feed money into something, you pay the money a little at a time rather than paying it all at once. [V n into n] ...investors who adopt the sensible policy of drip feeding money… … English dictionary
drip-feed — drip ,feed1 verb transitive 1. ) MEDICAL to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body 2. ) to give something to someone slowly, little by little drip feed drip ,feed 2… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip — drip1 [ drıp ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops: Red paint had dripped on the floor. Sweat was dripping down his face. a ) transitive if you drip a liquid, you make it fall in very small drops: Drip some wax… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip — I UK [drɪp] / US verb Word forms drip : present tense I/you/we/they drip he/she/it drips present participle dripping past tense dripped past participle dripped 1) a) [intransitive] if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops Red paint had… … English dictionary
drip — [[t]drɪ̱p[/t]] drips, dripping, dripped 1) V ERG When liquid drips somewhere, or you drip it somewhere, it falls in individual small drops. [V prep/adv] Sit your child forward and let the blood drip into a tissue or on to the floor... Amid the… … English dictionary
drip — drip1 [drıp] v past tense and past participle dripped present participle dripping [: Old English; Origin: dryppan; related to drop] 1.) [I and T] to let liquid fall in drops ▪ The tap s dripping . ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping … Dictionary of contemporary English
drip-feed — I UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms drip feed : present tense I/you/we/they drip feed he/she/it drip feeds present participle drip feeding past tense drip fed past participle drip fed 1) medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill… … English dictionary
drip — 1 verb dripped, dripping 1 (I) to produce small drops of liquid: The tap s dripping. | Be careful your paintbrush is dripping. 2 (I, T) to fall or let something fall in very small drops (+ down/from etc): Sweat dripped from his body. | Water was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drip marketing — n. A direct marketing strategy that involves sending out a number of promotional pieces over a period of time to a subset of sales leads. Example Citation: In Cycle 1, sales ready leads are forwarded to the appropriate sales person. Prospects who … New words
drip — [drɪp] verb I 1) [I/T] if a liquid drips, or if you drip it somewhere, it falls in very small drops Red paint had dripped on the floor.[/ex] 2) [I] to produce small drops of liquid The tap was dripping.[/ex] II noun [C] drip [drɪp] 1) a small… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Trial of Conrad Murray — People v. Murray Court Superior Court of Los Angeles County Full case name People of the State of California v. Conrad Robert Murray Date decided November 7, 2011 Judge(s) sitting Michael E. Pastor Case opinions … Wikipedia
