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dip
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
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noun
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
noun
a brief swim in water
noun
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
noun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
“a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index”
noun
a brief immersion
noun
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
noun
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
noun
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
noun
a depression in an otherwise level surface
“there was a dip in the road”
verb
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
verb
go down momentarily
“Prices dipped”
verb
dip into a liquid while eating
“She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”
verb
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
“dip water out of a container”
verb
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
verb
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
“He dipped into his pocket”
verb
immerse in a disinfectant solution
“dip the sheep”
verb
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
verb
dip into a liquid
“He dipped into the pool”
verb
slope downwards
“Our property dips towards the river”
verb
appear to move downward
“The sun dipped below the horizon”
verb
lower briefly
“She dipped her knee”
verb
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
verb
take a small amount from
“I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present”
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Example Sentences
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
there was a dip in the road
Prices dipped
She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
dip water out of a container
dip the garment into the cleaning solution
dip the brush into the paint
He dipped into his pocket
dip the sheep
He dipped into the pool
Our property dips towards the river
The sun dipped below the horizon
The setting sun sank below the tree line
She dipped her knee
I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present
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