dipping

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    n.

  • a depression in an otherwise level surface

    there was a dip in the road

  • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon; angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination
  • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places; pickpocket, cutpurse
  • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
  • a brief immersion
  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; drop, fall, free fall

    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

  • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
  • a brief swim in water; plunge
  • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

    v.

  • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; dunk, souse, plunge, douse

    dip the garment into the cleaning solution

    dip the brush into the paint

  • dip into a liquid while eating; dunk

    She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce

  • go down momentarily

    Prices dipped

  • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
  • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam; dim
  • lower briefly

    She dipped her knee

  • appear to move downward; sink

    The sun dipped below the horizon

    The setting sun sank below the tree line

  • slope downwards

    Our property dips towards the river

  • dip into a liquid; douse, duck

    He dipped into the pool

  • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
  • immerse in a disinfectant solution

    dip the sheep

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

    dip water out of a container

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

dips|dipped|dipping
syn.: dunk immerse ladle sink