Dip
verbNoun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
“a dip in prices”
Type of:DecreaseDecrementa depression in an otherwise level surface
“there was a dip in the road”
Type of:ImpressionDepressionImprinta thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Type of:ThiefStealer(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Similar:InclinationType of:Anglea brief swim in water
Similar:PlungeType of:SwimmingSwima brief immersion
Type of:SubmergingSubmergenceImmersiona candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
Type of:CandleTapera gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
Type of:Condiment
Verb
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”
appear to move downward
“The sun dipped below the horizon”
Similar:SinkType of:Declinedip into a liquid
“He dipped into the pool”
go down momentarily
“Prices dipped”
Type of:DeclineWaneimmerse in a disinfectant solution
“dip the sheep”
lower briefly
“She dipped her knee”
Type of:Lowerplunge (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”
Type of:Scoopslope downwards
“Our property dips towards the river”
Type of:SlopePitchInclinetake a small amount from
“I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present”
Type of:WithdrawDrawswitch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Similar:Dimdip into a liquid while eating
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Type of:Stain
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