Dip - Definition

n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a
dip in the road"
2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic
dip, magnetic inclination, inclination]
3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in
public places [syn: pickpocket, cutpurse, dip]
4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are
dipped
5: a brief immersion
6: 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"
[syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall]
7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or
tallow
8: a brief swim in water [syn: dip, plunge]
9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body
is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
v 1: 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" [syn: dunk, dip,
souse, plunge, douse]
2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of
bread in the sauce" [syn: dunk, dip]
3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5: take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to
buy him this present"
6: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
[syn: dim, dip]
7: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
8: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon";
"The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: dip,
sink]
9: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
10: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip,
douse, duck]
11: place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
12: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
13: plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He
dipped into his pocket"
14: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the
surface; "dip water out of a container"