Meaning of dip in English
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Verb
dipEtymology
Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to deepDefinitions
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturateExamples
- « dip the garment into the cleaning solution »
- « dip the brush into the paint »
Derived terms
- 2. dip into a liquid while eating
Examples
- « She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce »
Derived terms
- 3. go down momentarily
Examples
- « Prices dipped »
- 4. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- 5. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- 6. lower briefly
Examples
- « She dipped her knee »
- 7. appear to move downward
Examples
- « The sun dipped below the horizon »
- « The setting sun sank below the tree line »
- 8. slope downwards
Examples
- « Our property dips towards the river »
- 9. dip into a liquid
Examples
- « He dipped into the pool »
Derived terms
- 10. of candles
Examples
- « by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax »
- 11. immerse in a disinfectant solution
Examples
- « dip the sheep »
- 12. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
Examples
- « dip water out of a container »
Noun
dipDefinitions
1. a depression in an otherwise level surfaceExamples
- « there was a dip in the road »
- 2. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Derived terms
- 3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- 4. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
Derived terms
- 5. a brief immersion
Derived terms
- 6. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Examples
- « a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index »
- « there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery »
- « a dip in prices »
- « when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall »
Derived terms
- 7. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- 8. a brief swim in water
Derived terms
- 9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
Famous quotes
- « A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon. » Nathaniel Hawthorne
- « I'm a parent, especially when you've had the intense parenting the way I had. It's all in the bank. It's all in the great experience bank. Those are your secrets. That's the stuff that makes your work rich, that's what you dip into. » Hector Elizondo