drip feed

 

noun

  • a device for introducing fluid drop by drop into a system, for example lubricating oil into an engine.
  • a medicinal drip.

verb

  • (drip-feed) [with object] introduce (fluid) drop by drop: the oiler drip-feeds oil on to all drive chains
  • supply (a patient) with fluid, nutrients, or drugs through a drip: the babies were drip-fed through their noses
  • provide gradually and in small amounts: their correspondence is being drip-fed to newspapers