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dip vs depression

depression vs dip

dip and depression both are nouns.

dip is a verb but depression is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
depression Yes No No No
As nouns, depression is a hypernym of dip; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than dip:
  • dip: a depression in an otherwise level surface
  • depression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Other hypernyms of dip include impression, imprint.
dip (noun) depression (noun)
a brief swim in water pushing down
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow a sunken or depressed geological formation
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a brief immersion a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a depression in an otherwise level surface a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
dip (verb) depression (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
go down momentarily
dip into a liquid while eating
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
immerse in a disinfectant solution
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip into a liquid
appear to move downward
slope downwards
lower briefly
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
take a small amount from
Difference between dip and depression

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