| dip | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. dip | a depression in an otherwise level surface.; "there was a dip in the road" |
| ~ imprint, impression, depression | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| n. (shape) | 2. angle of dip, dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ angle | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians. |
| n. (person) | 3. cutpurse, dip, pickpocket | a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. |
| ~ stealer, thief | a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it. |
| n. (food) | 4. dip | tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped. |
| ~ bean dip | a dip made of cooked beans. |
| ~ cheese dip | a dip made of cheeses. |
| ~ clam dip | a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese. |
| ~ guacamole | a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings. |
| ~ condiment | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment.; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" |
| n. (event) | 5. dip | a brief immersion. |
| ~ immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion | sinking until covered completely with water. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. dip, drop, fall, free fall | 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" |
| ~ decrement, decrease | the amount by which something decreases. |
| ~ correction | a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases.; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" |
| ~ voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. dip | a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow. |
| ~ candle, wax light, taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle. |
| n. (act) | 8. dip, plunge | a brief swim in water. |
| ~ swim, swimming | the act of swimming.; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most"; "they took a short swim in the pool" |
| n. (act) | 9. dip | a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms. |
| ~ gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus). |
| v. (contact) | 10. dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | 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" |
| ~ sop | dip into liquid.; "sop bread into the sauce" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
| ~ douse, duck, dip | dip into a liquid.; "He dipped into the pool" |
| ~ dabble | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid. |
| v. (consumption) | 11. dip, dunk | dip into a liquid while eating.; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (change) | 12. dip | go down momentarily.; "Prices dipped" |
| ~ wane, go down, decline | grow smaller.; "Interest in the project waned" |
| v. (change) | 13. dip | stain an object by immersing it in a liquid. |
| ~ stain | color with a liquid dye or tint.; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" |
| v. (possession) | 14. dip | take a small amount from.; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" |
| ~ draw off, take out, withdraw, draw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
| v. (perception) | 15. dim, dip | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam. |
| ~ change intensity | increase or decrease in intensity. |
| v. (motion) | 16. dip | lower briefly.; "She dipped her knee" |
| ~ bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf" |
| v. (motion) | 17. dip, sink | appear to move downward.; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" |
| ~ subside | sink to a lower level or form a depression.; "the valleys subside" |
| ~ decline | go down.; "The roof declines here" |
| v. (motion) | 18. dip | slope downwards.; "Our property dips towards the river" |
| ~ slope, incline, pitch | be at an angle.; "The terrain sloped down" |
| v. (motion) | 19. dip, douse, duck | dip into a liquid.; "He dipped into the pool" |
| ~ dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge | 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" |
| v. (creation) | 20. dip | place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax. |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| v. (contact) | 21. dip | immerse in a disinfectant solution.; "dip the sheep" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
| v. (contact) | 22. dip | plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container.; "He dipped into his pocket" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
| v. (contact) | 23. dip | scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface.; "dip water out of a container" |
| ~ lift out, scoop, scoop up, scoop out, take up | take out or up with or as if with a scoop.; "scoop the sugar out of the container" |
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