Dictionary definition · dip
noun
- a depression in an otherwise level surface"there was a dip in the road"
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a brief immersion
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
verb
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
- dip into a liquid while eating"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
- go down momentarily"Prices dipped"
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- take a small amount from"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).