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dip vs lift out

lift out vs dip

dip is a noun but lift out is not a noun.

dip and lift out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dip Yes No Yes No
lift out No No Yes No
As verbs, lift out is a hypernym of dip; that is, lift out is a word with a broader meaning than dip:
  • dip: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
  • lift out: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Other hypernyms of dip include scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up.
dip (noun) lift out (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) lift out (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid take out or up with or as if with a scoop
go down momentarily
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 lift out

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