"dips" in the noun sense
1. dip
a depression in an otherwise level surface
"there was a dip in the road"
2. dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination
physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
3. pickpocket, cutpurse, 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
5. dip
a brief immersion
6. drop, dip, fall, free fall
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"
7. dip
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8. dip, plunge
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
"dips" in the verb sense
1. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
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"
2. dunk, dip
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
3. dip
go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
4. dip
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5. dip
take a small amount from
"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
6. dim, dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
7. dip
lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
8. dip, sink
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"
"The setting sun sank below the tree line"
9. dip
slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
10. dip, douse, duck
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
11. dip
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
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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