dip

Nouns

(n) a depression in an otherwise level surface
- there was a dip in the road
(n) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination,
(n) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places cutpurse, pickpocket,
(n) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
(n) a brief immersion
(n) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- 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
free fall, drop, fall,
(n) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
(n) a brief swim in water plunge,
(n) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Verbs

(v) 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
dunk, souse, douse, plunge,
(v) dip into a liquid while eating
- She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
dunk,
(v) go down momentarily
- Prices dipped
(v) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
(v) take a small amount from
- I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present
(v) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam dim,
(v) lower briefly
- She dipped her knee
(v) appear to move downward
- The sun dipped below the horizon
- The setting sun sank below the tree line
sink,
(v) slope downwards
- Our property dips towards the river
(v) dip into a liquid
- He dipped into the pool
douse, duck,
(v) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
(v) immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip the sheep
(v) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- He dipped into his pocket
(v) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- dip water out of a container

Synonyms

dunk souse douse plunge angle of dip magnetic dip magnetic inclination inclination cutpurse pickpocket free fall drop fall dim sink duck

Words of close approximity

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