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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "dip"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āϚ⧁āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋

to momentarily put something into a liquid
Transitive: to dip sth into a liquid
to dip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My mother likes to dip her French fries into the tangy ketchup.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻžā§āϚ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāχ āϟāĻ• āϕ⧇āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to move something downward
Transitive: to dip sth
to dip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the yoga class, participants were instructed to dip their heads towards their knees in a forward bend.
03

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž

to briefly go down or lower in position
Intransitive: to dip somewhere | to dip
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the plane descended, it dipped below the clouds for a clear view of the landscape.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽā§‡āĻ˜ā§‡āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āϤ⧋āϞāĻž

to scoop something from within a container using one's hand or a receptacle
Transitive: to dip a hand or receptacle into a liquid or container
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She dipped her ladle into the pot to serve the soup into bowls.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to partially submerge an object or apply liquid to make it wet or moist
Transitive: to dip sth in a liquid
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They dipped their sponge in the solution to wash the car.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžā§āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϪ⧇ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to immerse an animal in a solution to protect against parasites or infections
Transitive: to dip an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He dipped his flock of chickens to prevent the spread of diseases.
āϰ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāρāĻ• āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to immerse a wick into melted wax or another liquid substance to build up layers and form a candle
Transitive: to dip a wick into wax
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artisan carefully dipped the tapered wick into the scented soy wax, creating aromatic candles for sale.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āϏāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§‹āĻŽā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a surface) to gradually decline or descend, often in a downward direction
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As we reached the edge of the cliff, the terrain dipped steeply towards the ocean.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ­ā§‚āĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
09

āĻšā§‡āϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ

to adjust the angle or intensity of the headlights, typically to prevent dazzling or blinding other drivers on the road
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to dip headlights
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The automatic headlight system detected the presence of oncoming vehicles and automatically dipped the lights.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāϟ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ—āϤ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϏāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞāĻžāχāϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to place a small amount of powdered tobacco between the lip and gum for inhalation
Transitive: to dip powdered tobacco
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He liked to dip snuff while sitting on the porch in the evening.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϏ⧇ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§‹ āύāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
11

āϏāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to leave, quit, or abandon a place or situation
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She dipped right after the meeting ended.
āϏāĻ­āĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āχ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
01

a flavored mixture or liquid for dunking bite-sized foods

dip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The salsa dip complemented the tacos perfectly.
02

a thief who steals from pockets or purses in public

dip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Beware of dips in crowded markets.
03

a sudden, brief decrease in a quantity, level, or value

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a dip in temperature overnight.
04

a brief swim, usually for refreshment or recreation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the hike, he enjoyed a cool dip in the river.
05

a gymnastic exercise performed on parallel bars or rings by bending and straightening the arms to lower and raise the body

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gymnast performed a dip on the parallel bars.
06

a candle formed by repeatedly dipping a wick into hot wax or tallow

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They sold handmade dip candles at the fair.
07

a brief immersion of something into a liquid

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist dipped the pen in ink.
08

the angle a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Magnetic dip varies depending on geographic location.
09

a low point or slight depression in an otherwise flat surface

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tripped when stepping into a dip on the path.

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