Meaning of 'dip'

verb

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

Example: "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"

Synonyms: dunk

verb

to plunge one's hand or a receptacle into a container

Example: "I dipped into my pocket to retrieve my wallet."

verb

immerse in a disinfectant solution

Example: "dip the sheep"

verb

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

verb

to partially or totally submerge into a liquid

Example: "They dipped into the pool."

Synonyms: duck douse

verb

slope downwards

Example: "Our property dips towards the river"

verb

appear to move downward

Example: "The sun dipped below the horizon"

Synonyms: sink

verb

lower briefly

Example: "I dipped my knee."

verb

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Synonyms: dim

verb

take a small amount from

Example: "I had to dip into my savings to buy holiday presents."

noun

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

noun

a brief swim in water

Synonyms: plunge

noun

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

noun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

Synonyms: fall

noun

a brief immersion

noun

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

noun

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Synonyms: pickpocket cutpurse

noun

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Synonyms: inclination

noun

a depression in an otherwise level surface

Example: "there was a dip in the road"

verb

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

verb

go down momentarily

Example: "Prices dipped"

verb

dip into a liquid while eating

Synonyms: dunk

verb

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

Example: "dip water out of a container"