dip

transitive verb dipped or Now Raredipt, dipping

to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse
to dye in this way
to clean (sheep, hog, dogs, etc.) by bathing in disinfectant
to make (a candle) by putting a wick repeatedly in melted tallow or wax
to coat, plate, or galvanize by immersion
to get or take out by, or as if by, scooping up with a container, the hand, etc.
to lower and immediately raise again: dip the flag in salute
☆ to put (snuff) on the gums, as with a snuff stick

intransitive verb

to plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
to sink or seem to sink suddenly: the sun dips into the ocean
to undergo a slight, usually temporary decline: sales dipped in May
to slope down
to lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out: often figurative: to dip into one's savings
to read here and there in a book, etc., or inquire into a subject superficially
Aeron. to drop suddenly before climbing

noun

a dipping or being dipped
1. a brief plunge into water or other liquid
2. a brief swim
a liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing
whatever is removed by or used in dipping
a candle made by dipping
1. a downward slope or inclination
2. the amount of this
a slight hollow
a short downward plunge, as of an airplane
1. a sweet, liquid sauce for desserts
2. ☆ a variously flavored, thick, creamy sauce, in which crackers, etc. are dipped to be eaten as appetizers
Slang a pickpocket
Geol., Mining the downward inclination of a stratum or vein, with reference to a horizontal plane
Gym. the act of lowering oneself between parallel bars by bending the arms until the chin reaches the bar level, and then raising oneself by straightening the arms
Physics
1. the deviation of a dip needle from the horizontal
2. the amount of such deviation
Surveying the angular amount by which the horizon is below eye level

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See dip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(dĭp)

verb dipped dipped, dip·ping, dips

verb, transitive

To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
To color or dye by immersing: dip Easter eggs.
To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.
To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.
To galvanize or plate (metal) by immersion.
To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle: dip water out of a bucket.
To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.
To lower or drop (something) suddenly: dipped my head to avoid the branch.
Slang To pick the pockets of.

verb, intransitive

To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
To plunge the hand or a receptacle into liquid or a container, especially so as to take something up or out: I dipped into my pocket for some coins.
To withdraw a small amount from a fund: We dipped into our savings.
To drop down or sink out of sight suddenly: The sun dipped below the horizon.
To drop suddenly before climbing. Used of an aircraft.
To slope downward; decline: The road dipped.
To decline slightly and usually temporarily: Sales dipped after Christmas.
Geology To lie at an angle to the horizontal plane, as a rock stratum or vein.
a. To read here and there at random; browse: dipping into Chaucer.
b. To investigate a subject superficially; dabble: dipped into psychology.
Slang To steal by picking pockets.

noun

A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.
A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.
A savory creamy mixture into which crackers, raw vegetables, or other foods may be dipped.
An amount taken up by dipping.
A container for dipping.
A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.
A downward slope; a decline.
A sharp downward course; a drop: a dip in prices.
Geology The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.
a. Linguistics A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
b. Poetry The unstressed portion of a metrical foot.
Magnetic dip.
A hollow or depression.
Sports A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.
Slang A pickpocket.
Slang A foolish or stupid person.