Meaning of dip in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɪp/

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  1. Verb

    dip

    Etymology

    Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to deep

    Definitions

    1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

    Examples

    • « dip the garment into the cleaning solution »
    • « dip the brush into the paint »

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  2. 2. dip into a liquid while eating

    Examples

    • « She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce »

    Derived terms

  3. 3. go down momentarily

    Examples

    • « Prices dipped »
  4. 4. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
  5. 5. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  6. 6. lower briefly

    Examples

    • « She dipped her knee »
  7. 7. appear to move downward

    Examples

    • « The sun dipped below the horizon »
    • « The setting sun sank below the tree line »
  8. 8. slope downwards

    Examples

    • « Our property dips towards the river »
  9. 9. dip into a liquid

    Examples

    • « He dipped into the pool »

    Derived terms

  10. 10. of candles

    Examples

    • « by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax »
  11. 11. immerse in a disinfectant solution

    Examples

    • « dip the sheep »
  12. 12. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

    Examples

    • « dip water out of a container »

  13. Noun

    dip

    Definitions

    1. a depression in an otherwise level surface

    Examples

    • « there was a dip in the road »
  14. 2. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

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  15. 3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
  16. 4. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

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  17. 5. a brief immersion

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  18. 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

  19. 7. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
  20. 8. a brief swim in water

    Derived terms

  21. 9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

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