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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dip1 /dɪp/USA pronunciation v., dipped, dip•ping, n. v. - to plunge quickly into a liquid, so as to moisten, dye, or take up some of the liquid:[~ + object]She dipped the blouse into the hot water.
- to take up, such as by using a bucket or scoop:[~ + object]to dip water out of a boat.
- Animal Husbandry to put (animals) in a solution containing pesticide:[~ + object]to dip the sheep.
- to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax:[~ + object]At the craft fair the children were shown how to dip candles.
- dip into, [~ + into + object]
- to reach down into so as to remove something:They dipped into the pot and pulled out some lobsters.
- to withdraw or remove something in small amounts:to dip into one's savings.
- to become interested slightly in a subject, as by reading here and there:to dip into astronomy.
- to lower and then raise:[~ + object]to dip a flag in salute.
- to sink;
go downward:[no object]The sun dipped below the horizon. - to decrease slightly or temporarily:[no object]Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays.
n. - [countable] the act of dipping.
- something taken up by dipping, such as a scoop of ice cream:[countable]two dips of ice cream.
- Dialect Termsa substance into which something is dipped, served as an appetizer: [uncountable]two bowls of onion dip near the crackers.[countable]a dip made of yogurt.
- Pest Control a solution containing pesticide for use in dipping animals:[uncountable]sheep dip.
- a moderate or temporary decrease, such as in money, prices, etc.:[countable]a dip in prices on Wall Street today.
- a downward slope, road, course, or movement:[countable]a dip in the road.
- a brief swim:[countable]a quick dip before lunch.
dip3 /dɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa naive, foolish, or obnoxious person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dip1 (dip),USA pronunciation v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dip•ping; n. v.t. - to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid:He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action:to dip water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container.
- to lower and raise:to dip a flag in salutation.
- Animal Husbandryto immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like.
- to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking.
- [Archaic.]to baptize by immersion.
- [Obs.]to moisten or wet as if by immersion.
v.i. - to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly:The boat dipped into the waves.
- to put the hand, a dipper, etc., down into a liquid or a container, esp. in order to remove something (often fol. by in or into):He dipped into the jar for an olive.
- to withdraw something, esp. in small amounts (usually fol. by in or into):to dip into savings.
- to sink or drop down:The sun dipped below the horizon.
- to incline or slope downward:At that point the road dips into a valley.
- to decrease slightly or temporarily:Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays.
- to engage slightly in a subject (often fol. by in or into):to dip into astronomy.
- to read here and there in a book, subject, or author's work (often fol. by in or into):to dip into Plato.
- Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to take snuff.
n. - the act of dipping.
- that which is taken up by dipping.
- a quantity taken up by dipping;
the amount that a scoop, ladle, dipper, etc., will hold. - Fooda scoop of ice cream.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Northern U.S.]a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped.
- Fooda creamy mixture of savory foods for scooping with potato chips, crackers, and the like, often served as an hors d'oeuvre, esp. with cocktails.
- a momentary lowering;
a sinking down. - a moderate or temporary decrease:a dip in stock-market prices.
- a downward extension, inclination, slope, or course.
- the amount of such extension.
- a hollow or depression in the land.
- a brief swim:She took a dip in the ocean and then sat on the beach for an hour.
- Mining[Geol., Mining.]the downward inclination of a vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal.
- Surveyingthe angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye.
- ElectricityAlso called angle of dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
- a short, downward plunge, as of an airplane.
- a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow or wax.
- Sport[Gymnastics.]an exercise on the parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the chin is on a level with the bars, and then the body is elevated by straightening the arms.
- Slang Termsa pickpocket.
- Nautical, Naval Terms at the dip, not fully raised;
halfway up the halyard:an answering pennant flown at the dip.Cf. close (def. 65b).
- bef. 1000; Middle English dippen (verb, verbal), Old English dyppan; akin to German taufen to baptize, and to deep
dip′pa•ble, adj., n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged duck. Dip, immerse, plunge refer to putting something into liquid. To dip is to put down into a liquid quickly or partially and lift out again:to dip a finger into water to test the temperature.Immerse denotes a lowering into a liquid until covered by it:to immerse meat in salt water.Plunge adds a suggestion of force or suddenness to the action of dipping:to plunge a chicken into boiling water before stripping off the feathers.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scoop.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dive.
dip2 (dip),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsdipsomaniac.
dip3 (dip),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsa naive, foolish, or obnoxious person.
- probably back formation from dippy
DIP (dip),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]- Computinga packaged chip that connects to a circuit board by means of pins.
- d(ual) i(n-line) p(ackage)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dip /dɪp/ vb (dips, dipping, dipped)- to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat
- (intransitive) to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily: sales dipped in November
- (intransitive) to slope downwards
- (intransitive) to sink or appear to sink quickly
- (transitive) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam
US and Canadian word: dim - (transitive) to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc
- to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
- (transitive) to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid
- (transitive) to baptize (someone) by immersion
- (transitive) to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell
- (transitive) to scoop up a liquid or something from a liquid in the hands or in a container
- to lower or be lowered briefly
- (transitive) to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax
- (intransitive) to plunge a container, the hands, etc, into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object
- (intr; followed by in or into) to dabble (in); play (at): he dipped into black magic
- (intransitive) (of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height
n - the act of dipping or state of being dipped
- a brief swim in water
- any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped
- any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped
- a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed
- a depression, esp in a landscape
- something taken up by dipping
- a container used for dipping; dipper
- a momentary sinking down
- the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc, from the horizontal plane
Also called: angle of dip, magnetic dip, inclination the angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the plane of the horizon; the angle that a magnetic needle free to swing in a vertical plane makes with the horizontal- a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten
- the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation
- a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax
- a momentary loss of altitude when flying
See also dip intoEtymology: Old English dyppan; related to Old High German tupfen to wash, German taufen to baptize; see deep Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dip., Dip. abbreviation for - diploma
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