dip


Meanings

  • 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
  • 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"
  • DIP v DIPPED or DIPT, DIPPING, DIPS to immerse briefly into a liquid


Scrabble Score: 6

dip is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

dip is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

dip is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

dip is a valid Words With Friends word