dip

Plural: dips

Noun

• a depression in an otherwise level surface
  • "there was a dip in the road"
• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
• a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
• tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
• a brief immersion
• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  • "a dip in prices"
• a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
• a brief swim in water
• a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
• A lower section of a road or geological feature.
• Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
• The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
• A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
• A dip stick.
• A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
• A pickpocket.
• A sauce for dipping.
• The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
• A dipped candle.
• A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
• A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
• The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
• A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
• Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
• The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
• Fried bread.
• A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
• A foolish person.
• Initialism of device-independent pixel.
• A diplomat.
• A diaper; diap, dipe.

Verb

Verb Forms: dipped, dipt, dipping, dips

• To immerse briefly in a liquid; to drop or decline.
• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
  • "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
  • "dip the brush into the paint"
• dip into a liquid while eating
• go down momentarily
  • "Prices dipped"
• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
• take a small amount from
  • "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• lower briefly
  • "She dipped her knee"
• appear to move downward
  • "The sun dipped below the horizon"
• slope downwards
  • "Our property dips towards the river"
• dip into a liquid
  • "He dipped into the pool"
• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
• immerse in a disinfectant solution
  • "dip the sheep"
• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
  • "He dipped into his pocket"
• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
  • "dip water out of a container"
• To lower into a liquid.
• To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
• (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
• To lower a light's beam.
• To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
• To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
• To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
• To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
• To immerse for baptism.
• To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
• To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
• To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
• To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
• To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
• To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
• To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
• To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
• To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
• To leave; to quit or abandon.
• To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

Examples

• buy the dips
• Dip your biscuit into your tea.
• Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.
• He had to DIP into his dictionary to confirm if "QI" was a valid word.
• I’m going for a dip before breakfast.
• Strata of rock dip.
• The farmer is going to dip the cattle today.
• The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.
• There is a dip in the road ahead.
• This onion dip is just scrumptious.
• to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water
• Twelve people worked on the project, but by the end, most of them had dipped on the real work.
• When the time came, he dipped.

Synonyms

angle of dip, cutpurse, dim, douse, drop, duck, dunk, fall, free fall, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, pickpocket, plunge, sink, souse, chewing tobacco, snuff

Related Words

dip hop, dip locker

Anagrams of dip