Dip - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places (syn: cutpurse, pickpocket)
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a brief immersion
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity (syn: drop, fall)
- a brief swim in water (syn: plunge)
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
verb
dip the brush into the paint
- go down momentarily
- take a small amount from
- lower briefly
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
Extra examples
Use a ladle to dip some water out of the pot.
The sun dipped below the horizon.
The road dips over the hill.
I saw his head dip below the surface of the water.
I'll allow the children to dip their bread into the soup.
She dipped the blouse into the hot suds.
The swimmer dipped into the river but it was too cold.
He dipped the chowder into individual bowls.
The moon dipped behind the trees.
The road dips.
I've only dipped into politics.
I usually dip into a book before deciding whether to read it.
The first fourteen years I dipped I got grabbed eleven times.
I had to dip into the money I had saved to pay for the holiday.
He dipped his hand in the water.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: dip
he/she/it: dips
present participle: dipping
past tense: dipped
past participle: dipped
singular: dip
plural: dips
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