dip
verb
\ ˈdip
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dipped;
dipping;
dips
Definition of dip
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat
dip candles
b
: to thrust in a way to suggest immersion
c
: to immerse (an animal, such as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution
2a
: to lift a portion of by reaching below the surface with something shaped to hold liquid : ladle
b
: to take a portion of (snuff)
4a
: to lower and then raise again
dip a flag in salute
5
: to place a pinch of (tobacco) between the lip or cheek and gum
He quit dipping snuff, his only vice outside of an occasional beer.— John Ed Bradley
1a
: to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge
b
: to immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material
2a
: to suddenly drop down or out of sight
b
of an airplane
: to drop suddenly before climbing
c
: to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily
prices dipped
d
: to lower the body momentarily especially as part of an athletic or dancing motion
3
: to withdraw a part of the contents of something by or as if by reaching down inside it
—used with into dipped into his pocket for changedipped into the family's savings
4
: to examine or read something casually or superficially
—used with into dip into a book
5
: to incline downward from the plane of the horizon
6
: to use dipping tobacco : to place a pinch of tobacco between the lip or cheek and gum
Four years ago doctors removed a pre-cancerous lesion on the inside of his lower lip, and he can't quit dipping. His New Year's resolution was to quit. He lasted three days.— Rick Reilly
dip
noun (1)Definition of dip (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: an act of dipping
especially
: a brief plunge into the water for sport or exercise
a quick dip in the pool
2
: inclination downward:
a
: pitch
b
: a sharp downward course : drop
a dip in popularity
c
: the angle that a stratum or similar geological feature makes with a horizontal plane
3
: the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle free to rotate in the vertical plane
4
: hollow, depression
a dip in the road
5
: something obtained by or used in dipping
a dip of ice cream a dip of snuff
6a
: a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped
bean dip
b
: a liquid preparation for the dipping of something
especially
: an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals
a sheep dip