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Tropf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drip verb To fall in individual drops.
  • wretch noun A person who is very unhappy or in a pitiful, miserable condition.

Senses

Tropf is used for these senses in English:

  • drip (medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
  • life support (figuratively) A means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.
  • wretch An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

drip — full definition

  1. verb To fall in individual drops.
  2. verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
  3. noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
  4. noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.

wretch — full definition

  1. noun A person who is very unhappy or in a pitiful, miserable condition.
  2. noun An unpleasant or despicable person, often used humorously.

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