Dip Meaning

There are 23 meaning(s) for word Dip

Meaning 1 : appear to move downward

    Example : The sun dipped below the horizon

    Synonyms : sink
Meaning 2 : switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

    Synonyms : dim
Meaning 3 : dip into a liquid while eating

    Synonyms : dunk
Meaning 4 : a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

    Example : a dip in prices

    Synonyms : drop,  fall,  free fall
Meaning 5 : immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

    Example : dip the garment into the cleaning solution,dip the brush into the paint

    Synonyms : douse,  dunk,  plunge,  souse
Meaning 6 : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

    Synonyms : cutpurse,  pickpocket
Meaning 7 : dip into a liquid

    Example : He dipped into the pool

    Synonyms : douse,  duck
Meaning 8 : (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

    Synonyms : angle of dip,  inclination,  magnetic dip,  magnetic inclination
Meaning 9 : a brief swim in water

    Synonyms : plunge
Meaning 10 : a brief immersion

Meaning 11 : a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

Meaning 12 : a depression in an otherwise level surface

    Example : there was a dip in the road

Meaning 13 : a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Meaning 14 : go down momentarily

    Example : Prices dipped

Meaning 15 : immerse in a disinfectant solution

    Example : dip the sheep

Meaning 16 : lower briefly

    Example : She dipped her knee

Meaning 17 : place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

Meaning 18 : plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

    Example : He dipped into his pocket

Meaning 19 : scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

    Example : dip water out of a container

Meaning 20 : slope downwards

    Example : Our property dips towards the river

Meaning 21 : stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Meaning 22 : take a small amount from

    Example : I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present

Meaning 23 : tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

How to Pronounce Dip

  • dɪp