i Register
In some senses, drip is marked as derogatory, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
slow, steady
PREP
~ of
Rain continued throughout the night, and we could hear the constant drip of water from the broken gutter.
VERB + DRIP
catch
We put a bowl under the leaky pipe to catch the drips.
DRIP + VERB
fall
Water drips fell steadily onto the kitchen floor all night long.
PREP
~ from
Water was dripping from the broken ceiling during the heavy rainstorm.
ADJ
intravenous | saline
VERB + DRIP
fix up, set up
be attached to, be on
After the surgery, the patient was attached to a drip for several days.
attach sb to, put sb on
take sb off
The patient was taken off her drip after the surgery went well.