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| dip [ dip ] |
verb (past and past participle dipped, present participle dip·ping, 3rd person present singular dips) |
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1. transitive verb put something briefly in liquid: to put something briefly into a liquid or soft mixture and take it out again
  She dipped her fingers in the water.
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2. intransitive verb move downward: to sink to a lower level
The plane dipped and then flew on.
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3. transitive verb lower something: to lower something and raise it again
The horse dipped its head.
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4. transitive verb lower somebody over one arm: while dancing, to lower a partner toward the floor over one arm
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5. intransitive verb become less: to fall to a lower level or amount, especially for a short time
Prices dipped at the beginning of October.
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6. transitive and intransitive verb put your hand in: to put your hand into something in order to take something out
He dipped his hand into his pocket.
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7. transitive verb scoop something: to take up liquid or small pieces of a substance with something such as a spoon or cup
She was dipping soup from the pot.
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8. transitive verb U.K. automotive
Same as dimv (sense 2)
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9. transitive verb disinfect animal: to put an animal such as a sheep or dog into a bath of disinfectant
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10. intransitive verb slope downward: to slope downward from the horizontal
The road dipped toward the river.
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11. transitive verb make candle from wax: to make a candle by repeatedly putting a wick into melted wax
dip a candle
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noun (plural dips) |
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1. lowering: an act of sinking lower, of lowering something, or of putting something in liquid
She acknowledged him with a dip of her head.
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2. putting hand in: the action of putting the hand into something to take something out or of scooping up liquid or small pieces of a substance
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3. swim: a quick swim
There's time for a dip before lunch.
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4. slight decrease: a temporary decrease in the amount or level of something
a dip in sales
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5. lower place: a place where the ground slopes, especially to form a hollow
We came to a dip in the road.
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6. mixture for dipping food into: a creamy mixture into which pieces of food can be dipped, often served with crackers or chips
sour cream and onion dip
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7. candle: a candle made by dipping a wick repeatedly in wax
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8. disinfectant for animals: a mixture of chemicals used to disinfect animals
sheep dip
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9. liquid chemical preparation: a chemical mixture in which something can be immersed, e.g. a dye or preservative
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10. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's intelligence or common sense
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slang insult
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11. thief who picks pockets: a pickpocket
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slang
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12. geography angle of magnetic needle: the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane
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13. geology angle of rock layer: the angle a sloping rock layer makes to the horizontal
The rock bed has a dip of ten degrees.
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14. gymnastics parallel bars exercise: an exercise on parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the gymnast's chin is level with the bars, and the body is raised by straightening the arms
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| [ Old English dyppan< Germanic] |
