Noun
1. a depression in an otherwise level surface;
"there was a dip in the road"2. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
4. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
5. a brief immersion
6. 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. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8. a brief swim in water
9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
Verb
1. 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. dip into a liquid while eating;
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"3. go down momentarily;
"Prices dipped"4. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
6. lower briefly;
"She dipped her knee"7. appear to move downward;
"The sun dipped below the horizon""The setting sun sank below the tree line"8. slope downwards;
"Our property dips towards the river"9. dip into a liquid;
"He dipped into the pool"10. of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
11. immerse in a disinfectant solution;
"dip the sheep"12. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface;
"dip water out of a container"