Dip

[n] a brief swim in water
[n] a brief immersion
[n] tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
[n] a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
[n] (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
[n] a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
[v] stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
[v] go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
[v] dip into a liquid while eating; as of bread in a soup or sauce
[v] of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
[v] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
[v] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
[v] slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
[v] appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
[v] lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
[v] switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam

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Synonyms

angle of dip, cutpurse, dim, douse, douse, duck, dunk, dunk, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, pickpocket, plunge, plunge, sink, souse

Related Terms

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