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dip vs get down

get down vs dip

dip is a noun but get down is not a noun.

dip and get down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
get down No No Yes No
As verbs, get down is a hypernym of dip; that is, get down is a word with a broader meaning than dip:
  • dip: lower briefly
  • get down: move something or somebody to a lower position
Other hypernyms of dip include bring down, let down, lower, take down.
dip (noun) get down (noun)
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 candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a brief immersion
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
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
a depression in an otherwise level surface
dip (verb) get down (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
go down momentarily put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
dip into a liquid while eating pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container move something or somebody to a lower position
immerse in a disinfectant solution alight from (a horse)
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface lower (one's body) as by kneeling
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 get down

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