dip

nouns

a depression in an otherwise level surface
"there was a dip in the road"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
depression, impression, imprint
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
angle of dip, dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
cutpurse, dip, pickpocket
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
dip
is a type of (narrower)
a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
"mustard and ketchup are condiments"
condiment
a brief immersion
dip
is a type of (narrower)
sinking until covered completely with water
immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion
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"
dip, drop, fall, free fall
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
dip
is a type of (narrower)
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
candle, taper, wax light
a brief swim in water
dip, plunge
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
dip
is a type of (narrower)
(gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
gymnastic exercise

verbs

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"
dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse
is derived from
dipper
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
dip, dunk
is derived from
dipper
go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
decline, go down, wane
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
dip
is a type of (narrower)
color with a liquid dye or tint
"Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
stain
take a small amount from
"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
"She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
draw, draw off, take out, withdraw
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dim, dip
lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
move something or somebody to a lower position
"take down the vase from the shelf"
bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
dip, sink
slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
be at an angle
"The terrain sloped down"
incline, pitch, slope
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
dip, douse, duck
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip
is a type of (narrower)
make from scratch
create from raw material, create from raw stuff
immerse in a disinfectant solution
"dip the sheep"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
thrust or throw into
"Immerse yourself in hot water"
immerse, plunge
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
"He dipped into his pocket"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
thrust or throw into
"Immerse yourself in hot water"
immerse, plunge
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
"dip water out of a container"
dip
is a type of (narrower)
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
"scoop the sugar out of the container"
lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up