British English : dip If you dip something into a liquid, you put it in and then quickly take it out again.They dipped the food into the sauce.dɪp VERB
verb
to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat
(intransitive) to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily ⇒ sales dipped in November
(intransitive) to slope downwards ⇒ the land dips towards the river
(intransitive) to sink or appear to sink quickly ⇒ the sun dipped below the horizon
(transitive) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam US and Canadian word : dim
(transitive) to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc
to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
(transitive) to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid
(transitive) to baptize (someone) by immersion
(transitive) to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell
(transitive) to scoop up (a liquid or something from a liquid) in the hands or in a container
to lower or be lowered briefly ⇒ she dipped her knee in a curtsy
(transitive) to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax
(intransitive) to plunge a container, the hands, etc, into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object ⇒ he dipped in his pocket for money
(intransitive; followed by in or into) to dabble (in); play (at) ⇒ he dipped into black magic
(intransitive) (of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height
(intransitive) (of a rock stratum or mineral vein) to slope downwards from the horizontal
(intransitive) often foll by for (in children's games) to select a leader, etc by reciting any of various rhymes
(transitive) (slang ) to pick (a person's) pocket
to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc
to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
noun
the act of dipping or state of being dipped
a brief swim in water
any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped
any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped
any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped
a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed
a depression, esp in a landscape
something taken up by dipping
a container used for dipping; dipper
a momentary sinking down
the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc, from the horizontal plane
Also called : angle of dip , magnetic dip , 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
a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten
(surveying ) the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation
a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax
a momentary loss of altitude when flying
(in gymnastics) a chinning exercise on the parallel bars
a slang word for pickpocket
any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped
any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped