dip vs imprint

dip and imprint both are nouns.

dip and imprint both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No
imprint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, imprint is a hypernym of dip; that is, imprint is a word with a broader meaning than dip:

dip: a depression in an otherwise level surface
imprint: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Other hypernyms of dip include depression, impression.

dip (noun)	imprint (noun)
a brief swim in water	a device produced by pressure on a surface
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms	a distinctive influence
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow	an impression produced by pressure or printing
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
a brief immersion	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
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)	imprint (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
go down momentarily	establish or impress firmly in the mind
dip into a liquid while eating
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
immerse in a disinfectant solution
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
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 imprint

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