dipping

dip[ 'dipi? ]

• n.
  • a depression in an otherwise level surface

    "there was a dip in the road"

  • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

    同义词：angle of dipmagnetic dipmagnetic inclinationinclination

  • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

    同义词：pickpocketcutpurse

  • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
  • a brief immersion
  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

    "a dip in prices"

    同义词：dropfallfree fall

  • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
  • a brief swim in water

    同义词：plunge

  • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
• v.
  • 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"

    同义词：dunksouseplungedouse

  • dip into a liquid while eating

    同义词：dunk

  • go down momentarily

    "Prices dipped"

  • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
  • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

    同义词：dim

  • lower briefly

    "She dipped her knee"

  • appear to move downward

    "The sun dipped below the horizon"

    同义词：sink

  • slope downwards

    "Our property dips towards the river"

  • dip into a liquid

    "He dipped into the pool"

    同义词：douseduck

  • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
  • immerse in a disinfectant solution

    "dip the sheep"

  • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

    "dip water out of a container"