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dip vs go down

go down vs dip

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

dip and go down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
go down No No Yes No
As verbs, go down is a hypernym of dip; that is, go down is a word with a broader meaning than dip:
  • dip: go down momentarily
  • go down: grow smaller
Other hypernyms of dip include decline, wane.
dip (noun) go 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) go down (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid grow smaller
go down momentarily stop operating
dip into a liquid while eating be defeated
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate be ingested
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container go under
immerse in a disinfectant solution disappear beyond the horizon
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax be recorded or remembered
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 go down

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