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dip
(dĭp)v. dipped, dip·ping, dips
v.tr.
1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
2. To color or dye by immersing: dip Easter eggs.
3. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.
4. To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.
5. To galvanize or plate (metal) by immersion.
6. To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle: dip water out of a bucket.
7. To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.
8. To lower or drop (something) suddenly: dipped my head to avoid the branch.
9. Slang To pick the pockets of.
v.intr.
1. To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
2. To plunge the hand or a receptacle into liquid or a container, especially so as to take something up or out: I dipped into my pocket for some coins.
3. To withdraw a small amount from a fund: We dipped into our savings.
4. To drop down or sink out of sight suddenly: The sun dipped below the horizon.
5. To drop suddenly before climbing. Used of an aircraft.
6. To slope downward; decline: The road dipped.
7. To decline slightly and usually temporarily: Sales dipped after Christmas.
8. Geology To lie at an angle to the horizontal plane, as a rock stratum or vein.
9.
a. To read here and there at random; browse: dipping into Chaucer.
b. To investigate a subject superficially; dabble: dipped into psychology.
10. Slang To steal by picking pockets.
11. To place a preparation of finely shredded tobacco in one's mouth.
n.
1. A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.
2. A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.
3. A savory creamy mixture into which crackers, raw vegetables, or other foods may be dipped.
4. An amount taken up by dipping.
5. A container for dipping.
6. A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.
7. A downward slope; a decline.
8. A sharp downward course; a drop: a dip in prices.
9. Geology The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.
10.
a. Linguistics A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
b. The unstressed portion of a metrical foot.
11. Magnetic dip.
12. A hollow or depression.
13. Sports A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.
14. Slang A pickpocket.
15. Slang A foolish or stupid person.
16. A preparation of finely shredded tobacco, usually placed between the lower lip and gum. Also called snuff.
[Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan; see dheub- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 15, back-formation from dippy.]
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dip
(dɪp)vb, dips, dipping or dipped
1. to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat
2. (intr) to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily: sales dipped in November.
3. (intr) to slope downwards: the land dips towards the river.
4. (intr) to sink or appear to sink quickly: the sun dipped below the horizon.
5. (Automotive Engineering) (tr) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam. US and Canadian word: dim
6. (Agriculture) (tr)
a. to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc
b. to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
7. (Dyeing) (tr) to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid
8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to baptize (someone) by immersion
9. (Metallurgy) (tr) to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell
10. (tr) to scoop up (a liquid or something from a liquid) in the hands or in a container
11. to lower or be lowered briefly: she dipped her knee in a curtsy.
12. (Crafts) (tr) to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax
13. (intr) to plunge a container, the hands, etc, into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object: he dipped in his pocket for money.
14. (intr; foll by in or into) to dabble (in); play (at): he dipped into black magic.
15. (Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height
16. (Geological Science) (intr) (of a rock stratum or mineral vein) to slope downwards from the horizontal
17. (Games, other than specified) (often foll by: for) (in children's games) to select a leader, etc by reciting any of various rhymes
18. (tr) slang to pick (a person's) pocket
n
19. the act of dipping or state of being dipped
20. a brief swim in water
21. (Agriculture)
a. any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped
b. any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped
22. (Dyeing) a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed
23. (Physical Geography) a depression, esp in a landscape
24. something taken up by dipping
25. a container used for dipping; dipper
26. a momentary sinking down
27. (Geological Science) the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc, from the horizontal plane
28. (General Physics) Also called: angle of dip, magnetic dip or 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
29. (Cookery) a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten
30. (Surveying) surveying the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation
31. (Crafts) a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax
32. (Aeronautics) a momentary loss of altitude when flying
33. (Gymnastics) (in gymnastics) a chinning exercise on the parallel bars
34. a slang word for pickpocket
[Old English dyppan; related to Old High German tupfen to wash, German taufen to baptize; see deep]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dip1
(dɪp)v. dipped, dip•ping,
n. v.t.
1. to plunge temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten, dye, or take up some of the liquid.
2. to take up by bailing or ladling: to dip water out of a boat.
3. to lower and raise: to dip a flag in salutation.
4. to immerse in a solution containing an insecticide or pesticide.
5. to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax.
6. Chiefly Brit. to lower (headlights); dim.
v.i. 7. to plunge into a liquid and emerge quickly.
8. to reach down into a liquid or container so as to remove something (usu. fol. by into).
9. to withdraw something in small amounts: to dip into one's savings.
10. to sink: The sun dipped below the horizon.
11. to incline downward: The road dips into a valley.
12. to decrease slightly or temporarily: Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays.
13. to engage slightly in a subject: to dip into astronomy.
14. to read here and there in a book or author's work (often fol. by into).
n. 15. the act of dipping.
16. something taken up by dipping.
17. a scoop of ice cream.
18. a substance into which something is dipped.
19. a creamy mixture of seasoned foods for scooping with a cracker, potato chip, etc., served as an appetizer.
20. a solution containing an insecticide or pesticide for use in dipping animals.
21. a momentary lowering.
22. a moderate or temporary decrease.
23. a downward inclination, slope, or course.
24. the amount of this.
25. a hollow or depression in the land.
26. a brief swim.
27. the downward inclination of a mineral vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal.
28. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
29. a short downward plunge, as of an airplane.
30. Slang. pickpocket.
[before 1000; Middle English dippen (v.), Old English dyppan]
dip′pa•ble, adj.
syn: 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 lobster into boiling water.
dip3
(dɪp)n. Slang.
a naive, foolish, or obnoxious person.
[1930–35, Amer.; probably back formation from dippy]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
dip
In naval mine warfare, the amount by which a moored mine is carried beneath its set depth by a current or tidal stream acting on the mine casing and mooring.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
dip
Past participle: dipped
Gerund: dipping
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| Noun | 1. |  dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| 2. |  dip - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians | |
| 3. |  dip - a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | |
| 4. | dip - tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped bean dip - a dip made of cooked beans cheese dip - a dip made of cheeses clam dip - a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese guacamole - a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" | |
| 5. | dip - a brief immersion | |
| 6. | dip - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "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" correction - a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing | |
| 7. | dip - a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow | |
| 8. |  dip - a brief swim in water | |
| 9. | dip - a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) | |
| Verb | 1. | dip - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" sop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce" dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid |
| 2. | dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 3. | dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" | |
| 4. | dip - stain an object by immersing it in a liquid stain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" | |
| 5. | dip - take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" | |
| 6. | dip - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity | |
| 7. | dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" | |
| 8. | dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" subside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside" decline - go down; "The roof declines here" | |
| 9. | dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" | |
| 10. | dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" | |
| 11. | dip - place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch | |
| 12. | dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" | |
| 13. | dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" | |
| 14. | dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" |
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dip
verb
2. drop (down), set, fall, lower, disappear, sink, fade, slump, descend, tilt, subside, sag, droop The sun dipped below the horizon.
3. slope, drop (down), descend, fall, decline, pitch, sink, incline, drop away a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel
noun
1. plunge, ducking, soaking, drenching, immersion, douche, submersion Freshen the salad leaves with a quick dip into cold water.
3. hollow, hole, depression, pit, basin, dent, trough, indentation, concavity Turn right where the road makes a dip.
4. mixture, solution, preparation, suspension, infusion, concoction, dilution sheep dip
dip into something
1. sample, try, skim, play at, glance at, run over, browse, dabble, peruse a chance to dip into a wide selection of books
2. draw upon, use, employ, extract, take from, make use of, fall back on, reach into, have recourse to She was forced to dip into her savings.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dip
verb1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:
3. To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it:
dip into
To look through reading matter casually:
browse, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through).
2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
3. An area sunk below its surroundings:
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Translations
صَلْصَةغَطْسَهغِماس، طعام تُغْمَس فيه اللقْمَهفَجْوَه، تَجْويف، حُفْرَهيُخْفِضُ الضَّوْء العالي في السَّيّارَه
namočitomáčkapomazánkaponořitpozdravit
dyppedipdukkertgå nedadhulning
kastaakylpypainaumapulahdusdipata
umakumočiti
horpadásleveszi a fénytmegmártózászászlóval üdvözöl
dÿfadÿfa íhallaídÿfalækka ljósin
ちょっと浸すディップソース
딥(...을 ...에) 잠깐 담그다
imti išišsimaudymasmurktelėjimaspadažaspamerkti
ātra izpeldēšanāsiegremdētiemērktizslēgt tālās gaismaskritums
ovlaženie
pomočitizasenčiti
doppdoppanedsänkning
การจิ้มน้ำจิ้มจุ่ม
nhúngnước chấm
dip
[dɪp]A. N
1. (= swim) → baño m, chapuzón m, zambullida f (LAm)
to go for a dip → ir a darse un baño or un chapuzón
to go for a dip → ir a darse un baño or un chapuzón
3. (Geol) [of rock strata, fault] → inclinación f
angle of dip → buzamiento m, angulo m de inclinación
magnetic dip → inclinación f (magnética)
angle of dip → buzamiento m, angulo m de inclinación
magnetic dip → inclinación f (magnética)
4. (Culin) → salsa f (para mojar)
B. VT
C. VI
D. CPD dip switch N (Aut) → interruptor m de las luces cortas or de cruce, interruptor m de las luces bajas (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dip
[ˈdɪp] n
(in road) → déclivité f
(= reduction) → baisse f
(to eat with crisps, celery sticks etc) sauce ou pâte préparée pour y tremper des chips ou des crudités, généralement servie lors de soirées ou de réceptions
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dip
vt
→ in +acc) (into liquid) → tauchen; pen, hand, brush → (ein)tauchen; bread → (ein)tunken, stippen (inf); candles → ziehen; sheep → in Desinfektionslösung baden, dippen; to dip something in flour/egg → etw in Mehl/Ei wälzen
(into bag, basket) hand → stecken
(Brit Aut) headlights → abblenden; dipped headlights → Abblendlicht nt; her lights are dipped → sie fährt mit Abblendlicht
vi (ground) → sich senken; (temperature, pointer on scale, prices) → fallen, sinken; (boat) → tauchen; the sun dipped behind the mountains → die Sonne verschwand hinter den Bergen
n
(= swim) to go for a or to have a dip → kurz or schnell mal schwimmen gehen, kurz reinspringen; after a or her dip she lay and sunbathed → nach einem kurzen Bad sonnte sie sich
(in ground, = hollow) → Bodensenke f; (= slope) → Abfall m; the road took a dip → die Straße fiel ab
(Phys: also angle of dip) → Inklination f, → Neigungswinkel m
(Naut, of flag) → Dippen nt
(Sport) → Beugestütz m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dip
[dɪp]1. n
c. (Culin) → salsetta
d. (for sheep) → bagno
2. vt
3. vi (slope down, road) → essere in pendenza, andare in discesa; (move down, bird, plane) → abbassarsi; (temperature, sun) → calare
to dip into one's pocket/savings (fig) → attingere al portafoglio/ai propri risparmi
to dip into a book → scorrere un libro
to dip into an author → leggere brani di un autore
to dip into one's pocket/savings (fig) → attingere al portafoglio/ai propri risparmi
to dip into a book → scorrere un libro
to dip into an author → leggere brani di un autore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dip
(dip) – past tense, past participle dipped – verb1. to lower into any liquid for a moment. He dipped his bread in the soup.
2. to slope downwards. The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.
3. to lower the beam of (car headlights). He dipped his lights as the other car approached.
4. (of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.
noun1. a hollow (in a road etc). The car was hidden by a dip in the road.
2. a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped. a cheese dip.
3. a short swim. a dip in the sea.
dip into1. to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money). I've been dipping into my savings recently.
2. to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner. I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dip
→ صَلْصَة, يَغْمِس namočit, omáčka dip, dyppe Dip, eintauchen βυθίζω, ντιπ mojar, salsa, salsa para mojar dippikastike, kastaa sauce, tremper umak, umočiti immergere, salsa ちょっと浸す, ディップソース 딥, (...을 ...에) 잠깐 담그다 dippen, dipsaus dip, dyppe sos, zanurzyć molhar, molho макать, соус doppa, nedsänkning การจิ้มน้ำจิ้ม, จุ่ม daldırmak, ezme nhúng, nước chấm 蘸, 蘸酱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009