Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dip (noun) | dip (noun) |
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a brief swim in water | a brief swim in water |
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms | a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms |
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow | a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow |
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity |
a brief immersion | a brief immersion |
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped | tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped |
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places |
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon |
a depression in an otherwise level surface | a depression in an otherwise level surface |
dip (verb) | dip (verb) |
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stain an object by immersing it in a liquid | stain an object by immersing it in a liquid |
go down momentarily | go down momentarily |
dip into a liquid while eating | dip into a liquid while eating |
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container | plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container |
immerse in a disinfectant solution | immerse in a disinfectant solution |
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface |
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax | place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax |
dip into a liquid | dip into a liquid |
appear to move downward | appear to move downward |
slope downwards | slope downwards |
lower briefly | lower briefly |
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |
take a small amount from | take a small amount from |