| dip [n] |
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| 1) | a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" |
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| depression |
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| 2) | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon |
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| Synonyms : | angle_of_dip inclination magnetic_dip magnetic_inclination |
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| angle natural_philosophy incline |
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| 3) | a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places |
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| Synonyms : | cutpurse pickpocket |
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| stealer |
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| 4) | tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped |
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| condiment bean_dip cheese_dip clam_dip guacamole |
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| immersion |
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| 6) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | drop fall free_fall |
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| decrease decrease drop correction voltage_drop |
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| 7) | a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow |
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| candle |
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| Synonyms : | plunge |
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| swim immerse |
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| 9) | a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms |
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| gymnastic_exercise |
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| dip [v] |
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| 1) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | douse dunk plunge souse |
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| immerse dousing plumber's_helper drenching dipper dunkard sop dabble |
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| 2) | dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" |
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| Synonyms : | dunk |
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| eat dipper |
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| 3) | go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" |
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| decline |
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| 4) | stain an object by immersing it in a liquid |
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| stain |
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| 5) | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |
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| Synonyms : | dim |
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| change_intensity |
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| 6) | lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" |
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| bring_down |
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| 7) | appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" |
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| Synonyms : | sink |
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| decline subside |
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| 8) | slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" |
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| incline |
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| 9) | dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" |
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| Synonyms : | douse duck |
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| dousing |
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| 10) | of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax |
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| create_from_raw_material |
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| 11) | immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" |
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| immerse |
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| 12) | scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" |
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| lift_out |
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