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get down vs dip

dip vs get down

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

get down and dip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get down No No Yes No
dip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, dip is a hyponym of get down; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get down:
  • get down: move something or somebody to a lower position
  • dip: lower briefly
Other hyponyms of get down include reef, depress, incline.
get down (noun) dip (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
get down (verb) dip (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. go down momentarily
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking dip into a liquid while eating
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
move something or somebody to a lower position plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
alight from (a horse) immerse in a disinfectant solution
lower (one's body) as by kneeling 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 get down and dip

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