dip meaning and definition

DIP noun

Definition of dip (noun)

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
   • synonyms: angle of dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination
3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
   • synonyms: cutpurse, pickpocket
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"
   • synonyms: drop, 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
   • synonyms: plunge
9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

DIP verb

Definition of dip (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: douse, dunk, plunge, souse
2. dip into a liquid while eating
   • "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
   • synonyms: dunk
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
   • synonyms: dim
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"
   • synonyms: sink
9. slope downwards
   • "Our property dips towards the river"
10. dip into a liquid
    • "He dipped into the pool"
    • synonyms: 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"