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dip

/ dip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
Type of:
gymnastic exercise
verb Sense 2
lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
Type of:
lower take down let down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"
"The setting sun sank below the tree line"
Type of:
decline
Kinds of:
subside
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
Type of:
slope incline pitch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
Type of:
dunk souse plunge
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
Type of:
create from raw material create from raw stuff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
immerse in a disinfectant solution
"dip the sheep"
Type of:
immerse plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
scoop up by plunging one''s hand or a ladle below the surface
"dip water out of a container"
Type of:
scoop scoop out lift out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
Type of:
decline go down wane
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 10
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Type of:
stain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
a depression in an otherwise level surface
"there was a dip in the road"
Type of:
depression impression imprint
noun Sense 12
a brief swim in water
Type of:
swimming swim
Derived:
dunk souse plunge douse immerse
noun Sense 13
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
Type of:
candle taper wax light
noun Sense 14
a brief immersion
Type of:
submergence submerging submersion
Derived:
dunk souse plunge douse
noun Sense 15
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
Type of:
condiment
Kinds of:
bean dip cheese dip clam dip guacamole
Derived:
dunk
noun Sense 16
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Type of:
angle
Derived:
slope incline pitch
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
verb Sense 17
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"
Type of:
immerse plunge
Kinds of:
sop douse duck dabble
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 18
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"
Type of:
decrease decrement
Kinds of:
correction voltage drop
Derived:
decrease diminish lessen fall drop
verb Sense 19
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
Type of:
eat
Derived:
dipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 20
switch (a car''s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Type of:
change intensity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 21
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Type of:
thief stealer
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
21
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
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gymnastic exercise lower take down let down decline subside slope incline pitch dunk souse plunge