noun · verb · 68 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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dĭp
/dɪp/
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rhymes with -ɪp
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There is a dip in the road ahead.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A dip stick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I’m going for a dip before breakfast.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A pickpocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A sauce for dipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This onion dip is just scrumptious.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A dipped candle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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11
noun
Meaning 11
A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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13
noun
Meaning 13
The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: turpentine industry
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14
noun
Meaning 14
A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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25
verb
Meaning 25
To lower into a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Dip your biscuit into your tea.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
26
verb
Meaning 26
To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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27
verb
Meaning 27
(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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28
verb
Meaning 28
To lower a light's beam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.
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Synonyms: none provided
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29
verb
Meaning 29
To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.
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Synonyms: none provided
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30
verb
Meaning 30
To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The farmer is going to dip the cattle today.
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Synonyms: none provided
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31
verb
Meaning 31
To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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32
verb
Meaning 32
To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue in order to absorb the desired chemical constituents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: pack a lip
He started dipping years ago.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pack a lip
Antonyms: none provided
33
verb
Meaning 33
To immerse for baptism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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34
verb
Meaning 34
To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
35
verb
Meaning 35
To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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36
verb
Meaning 36
To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
37
verb
Meaning 37
To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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38
verb
Meaning 38
To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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39
verb
Meaning 39
To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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40
verb
Meaning 40
To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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41
verb
Meaning 41
To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Strata of rock dip.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
42
verb
Meaning 42
To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pickpocket, cutpurse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
53
noun
Meaning 53
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angle
54
noun
Meaning 54
a depression in an otherwise level surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was a dip in the road
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: depression, impression, imprint
55
verb
Meaning 55
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stain
56
verb
Meaning 56
go down momentarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Prices dipped
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decline, go down, wane
57
verb
Meaning 57
dip into a liquid while eating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dunk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eat
58
verb
Meaning 58
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
dip water out of a container
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
59
verb
Meaning 59
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
dip the garment into the cleaning solution
dip the brush into the paint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dunk, souse, plunge, douse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immerse, plunge
Narrower terms: sop, dip, douse, duck, dabble
60
verb
Meaning 60
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He dipped into his pocket
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immerse, plunge
61
verb
Meaning 61
immerse in a disinfectant solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
dip the sheep
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immerse, plunge
62
verb
Meaning 62
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
63
verb
Meaning 63
dip into a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He dipped into the pool
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: douse, duck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
64
verb
Meaning 64
slope downwards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Our property dips towards the river
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slope, incline, pitch
65
verb
Meaning 65
appear to move downward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The sun dipped below the horizon
The setting sun sank below the tree line
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decline
Narrower terms: subside
66
verb
Meaning 66
lower briefly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She dipped her knee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
67
verb
Meaning 67
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dim
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change intensity
68
verb
Meaning 68
take a small amount from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
History
Etymology
From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep.
Back-formation from dippy.
Shortenings.
Across languages
Translations
129 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
откос
(otkos)
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Bulgarian:
спускане
(spuskane)
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Catalan:
gual
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Czech:
pokles
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Czech:
propad
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Czech:
prohlubeň
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Czech:
proláklina
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Finnish:
painauma
— lower section of a road or geological feature
French:
pendage
— lower section of a road or geological feature
German:
Senke
— lower section of a road or geological feature
German:
Absenkung
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Irish:
claonas
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Italian:
avvallamento
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Māori:
kakari
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Russian:
углубле́ние
(uglublénije)
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Russian:
впа́дина
(vpádina)
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Sicilian:
scaffa
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Spanish:
badén
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Spanish:
hundimiento
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Tamil:
இறக்கம்
(iṟakkam)
— lower section of a road or geological feature
Czech:
ponoření
— act of dipping
Czech:
namočení
— act of dipping
Czech:
omočení
— act of dipping
German:
Eintauchen
— act of dipping
German:
Eintunken
— act of dipping
German:
Einstippen
— act of dipping
Finnish:
kylpy
— tank or trough to kill parasites in cattle
Italian:
vasca
— tank or trough to kill parasites in cattle
Luhya:
edipu
— tank or trough to kill parasites in cattle
Swahili:
josho
— tank or trough to kill parasites in cattle
Finnish:
öljytikku
— dip stick
Finnish:
tikku
— dip stick
German:
Ölmessstab
— dip stick
German:
Eichmaß
— dip stick
German:
Messstab
— dip stick
Russian:
щуп
(ščup)
— dip stick
Bulgarian:
топване
(topvane)
— short swim to refresh