dip vs let down

let down vs dip

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

dip and let down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No
let down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, let down is a hypernym of dip; that is, let down is a word with a broader meaning than dip:

dip: lower briefly
let down: move something or somebody to a lower position

Other hypernyms of dip include bring down, get down, lower, take down.

dip (noun)	let 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)	let down (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
go down momentarily	move something or somebody to a lower position
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 let down

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