'dip' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'dip' with 10 example sentences.
- dip noun
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: a depression in an otherwise level surface
: (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 candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
: a brief swim in water
: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- dip verb
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: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
: dip into a liquid while eating
: go down momentarily
: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
: take a small amount from
: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
: lower briefly
: appear to move downward
: slope downwards
: dip into a liquid
: place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
: immerse in a disinfectant solution
: plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface