dip in WordNet English dictionary

1. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
   dip  angle of dip  magnetic dip  magnetic inclination  inclination 
   
2. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
   pickpocket  cutpurse  dip 
   
3. a brief swim in water
   dip  plunge 
   
4. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
   dip 
   
5. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
   dip 
   
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"
   drop  dip  fall  free fall 
   
7. a brief immersion
   dip 
   
8. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
   dip 
   
9. a depression in an otherwise level surface
   "there was a dip in the road"
   dip 
   

1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
   dim  dip 
   
2. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
   dip 
   
3. go down momentarily
   "Prices dipped"
   dip 
   
4. dip into a liquid while eating
   "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
   dunk  dip 
   
5. 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"
   dunk  dip  souse  plunge  douse 
   
6. plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
   "He dipped into his pocket"
   dip 
   
7. immerse in a disinfectant solution
   "dip the sheep"
   dip 
   
8. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
   "dip water out of a container"
   dip 
   
9. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
   dip 
   
10. dip into a liquid
    "He dipped into the pool"
    dip  douse  duck 
    
11. appear to move downward
    "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
    dip  sink 
    
12. slope downwards
    "Our property dips towards the river"
    dip 
    
13. lower briefly
    "She dipped her knee"
    dip 
    
14. take a small amount from
    "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
    dip