DIP

(noun) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
(noun) a brief swim in water
synonyms : plunge
(noun) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
(noun) 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"
synonyms : drop , fall , free fall
(noun) a brief immersion
(noun) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
(noun) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
synonyms : cutpurse , pickpocket
(noun) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
synonyms : angle of dip , inclination , magnetic dip , magnetic inclination
(noun) a depression in an otherwise level surface
"there was a dip in the road"
(verb) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
(verb) go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
(verb) dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
synonyms : dunk
(verb) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
"dip water out of a container"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : douse , dunk , plunge , souse
(verb) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
"He dipped into his pocket"
(verb) immerse in a disinfectant solution
"dip the sheep"
(verb) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
(verb) dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
synonyms : douse , duck
(verb) slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
(verb) appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon", "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
synonyms : sink
(verb) lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
(verb) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
synonyms : dim
(verb) take a small amount from
"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"

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