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dip vs drop

drop vs dip

dip and drop both are nouns.

dip and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, dip and drop are synonyms defined as:
  • dip and drop: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Other synonyms of dip include fall, free fall.
dip (noun) drop (noun)
a brief swim in water the act of dropping something
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms a central depository where things can be left or picked up
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a brief immersion a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places a steep high face of rock
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a depression in an otherwise level surface a shape that is spherical and small
dip (verb) drop (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid give birth; used for animals
go down momentarily grow progressively worse
dip into a liquid while eating go down in value
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate stop pursuing or acting
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container change from one level to another
immerse in a disinfectant solution lower the pitch of (musical notes)
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax leave undone or leave out
dip into a liquid omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
appear to move downward utter with seeming casualness
slope downwards lose (a game)
lower briefly take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
take a small amount from to remove
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
let or cause to fall in drops
to fall vertically
let fall to the ground
fall or descend to a lower place or level
pay out
stop associating with
terminate an association with
hang loosely
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