Noun | 1. | dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" |
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3. | ![]() Synonyms: cutpurse, pickpocket | |
4. | dip - tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped | |
5. | dip - a brief immersion | |
6. | dip - 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" | |
7. | dip - a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow | |
8. | ![]() Synonyms: plunge | |
9. | dip - a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms | |
Verb | 1. | dip - 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" |
2. | dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" Synonyms: dunk | |
3. | dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" | |
4. | dip - stain an object by immersing it in a liquid | |
5. | dip - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam Synonyms: dim | |
6. | dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" | |
7. | dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" Synonyms: sink | |
8. | dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" | |
9. | dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" | |
10. | dip - of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax | |
11. | dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" | |
12. | dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" |
1. | DIP - Dual In-line Package. | ||
2. | DIP - Document Image Processing. |