the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > drip or drop [verb (transitive)] > put in by drops (4)
transitive. To put in by drops; to introduce drop by drop or in small quantities.
transitive. To introduce (a fluid) drop by drop, esp. continuously.
transitive. To supply (a patient) with fluid, nutrients, or drugs intravenously through a drip; to supply (a drug) through a medicinal drip.