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dip vs fall

fall vs dip

dip and fall both are nouns.

dip and fall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
fall Yes No Yes No
As nouns, dip and fall are synonyms defined as:
  • dip and fall: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Other synonyms of dip include drop, free fall.
dip (noun) fall (noun)
a brief swim in water a sudden drop from an upright position
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
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 sudden decline in strength or number or importance
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon a movement downward
a depression in an otherwise level surface a downward slope or bend
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
the time of day immediately following sunset
dip (verb) fall (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid occur at a specified time or place
go down momentarily decrease in size, extent, or range
dip into a liquid while eating pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate be born, used chiefly of lambs
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container come out; issue
immerse in a disinfectant solution assume a disappointed or sad expression
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface begin vigorously
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax come as if by falling
dip into a liquid be cast down
appear to move downward go as if by falling
slope downwards fall or flow in a certain way
lower briefly move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam move in a specified direction
take a small amount from descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
slope downward
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
lose an upright position suddenly
to be given by assignment or distribution
be captured
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
come into the possession of
to be given by right or inheritance
be inherited by
lose office or power
yield to temptation or sin
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
lose one's chastity
die, as in battle or in a hunt
be due
come under, be classified or included
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
fall from clouds
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