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Collocations for drip - noun

1. water dripping

ADJECTIVE

slow, steady

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PREPOSITION

drip of
the steady drip of water from the tap

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2. drop of water that falls down from sb/sth

VERB + drip

catch
There were buckets to catch the drips from the ceiling.

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drip + VERB

fall
Drips fell from the roof of the cave.

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PREPOSITION

drip from
drips from the tap

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3. medical equipment

ADJECTIVE

intravenous (abbreviated to IV)
morphine, saline

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VERB + drip

fix up, set up
be attached to, be on
He is on a saline drip.
attach sb to, put sb on
take sb off
He was taken off his drip last night.

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Collocations for drip - verb

Drip is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, dew, faucet, liquid, rain, saliva, sarcasm, tap, water

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Drip is used with these nouns as the object:
sarcasm

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