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Detailed Synonyms for dip in English

dip:

to dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)

  1. to dip
    to immerse; to dip; to push under
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • push under verbe (pushes under, pushed under, pushing under)
  2. to dip
    – stain an object by immersing it in a liquid 1
    to dip
    – stain an object by immersing it in a liquid 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
  3. to dip
    – go down momentarily 1
    to dip
    – go down momentarily 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • Prices dipped1
  4. to dip
    – dip into a liquid while eating 1
    to dip; dunk
    – dip into a liquid while eating 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • dunk verbe
      • She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce1
  5. to dip
    – scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface 1
    to dip
    – scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip water out of a container1
  6. to dip
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    to plunge; to dip; to souse; douse; dunk
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    • plunge verbe (plunges, plunged, plunging)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip the garment into the cleaning solution1
      • dip the brush into the paint1
    • souse verbe (souses, soused, sousing)
    • douse verbe
    • dunk verbe
  7. to dip
    – plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container 1
    to dip
    – plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • He dipped into his pocket1
  8. to dip
    – immerse in a disinfectant solution 1
    to dip
    – immerse in a disinfectant solution 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip the sheep1
  9. to dip
    – place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax 1
    to dip
    – place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
  10. to dip
    – dip into a liquid 1
    to duck; to dip; douse
    – dip into a liquid 1
    • duck verbe (ducks, ducked, ducking)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • He dipped into the pool1
    • douse verbe
  11. to dip
    – slope downwards 1
    to dip
    – slope downwards 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • Our property dips towards the river1
  12. to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    to sink; to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    • sink verbe (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • The sun dipped below the horizon1
  13. to dip
    – lower briefly 1
    to dip
    – lower briefly 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • She dipped her knee1
  14. to dip
    – switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 1
    to dim; to dip
    – switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 1
    • dim verbe (dims, dimmed, dimming)
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
  15. to dip
    – take a small amount from 1
    to dip
    – take a small amount from 1
    • dip verbe (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present1

Conjugations for dip:

present
  1. dip
  2. dip
  3. dips
  4. dip
  5. dip
  6. dip
simple past
  1. dipped
  2. dipped
  3. dipped
  4. dipped
  5. dipped
  6. dipped
present perfect
  1. have dipped
  2. have dipped
  3. has dipped
  4. have dipped
  5. have dipped
  6. have dipped
past continuous
  1. was dipping
  2. were dipping
  3. was dipping
  4. were dipping
  5. were dipping
  6. were dipping
future
  1. shall dip
  2. will dip
  3. will dip
  4. shall dip
  5. will dip
  6. will dip
continuous present
  1. am dipping
  2. are dipping
  3. is dipping
  4. are dipping
  5. are dipping
  6. are dipping
subjunctive
  1. be dipped
  2. be dipped
  3. be dipped
  4. be dipped
  5. be dipped
  6. be dipped
diverse
  1. dip!
  2. let's dip!
  3. dipped
  4. dipping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dip [the ~] nom

  1. the dip
    the dip
    • dip [the ~] nom
  2. the dip
    the lowness; the dip; the glen
  3. the dip
    the hollow in the dunes; the hollow; the dip; the valley
  4. the dip
    – a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms 1
    the dip
    – a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms 1
    • dip [the ~] nom
  5. the dip
    – a brief swim in water 1
    the plunge; the dip
    – a brief swim in water 1
  6. the dip
    – a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow 1
    the dip
    – a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow 1
    • dip [the ~] nom
  7. the dip
    – a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity 1
    the fall; the drop; the dip; the free fall
    – a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity 1
    • fall [the ~] nom
    • drop [the ~] nom
      • a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index1
      • there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery1
    • dip [the ~] nom
      • a dip in prices1
    • free fall [the ~] nom
      • when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall1
  8. the dip
    – a brief immersion 1
    the dip
    – a brief immersion 1
    • dip [the ~] nom
  9. the dip
    – tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped 1
    the dip
    – tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped 1
    • dip [the ~] nom
  10. the dip
    – a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places 1
    the dip; the pickpocket; the cutpurse
    – a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places 1
  11. the dip
    – (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon 1
    the inclination; the dip; the magnetic dip; the magnetic inclination; the angle of dip
    – (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon 1
  12. the dip
    – a depression in an otherwise level surface 1
    the dip
    – a depression in an otherwise level surface 1
    • dip [the ~] nom
      • there was a dip in the road1

Related Words for "dip":

  • dips

Alternate Synonyms for "dip":


Related Definitions for "dip":

  1. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms1
  2. a brief swim in water1
  3. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow1
  4. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity1
    • a dip in prices1
  5. a brief immersion1
  6. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped1
  7. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places1
  8. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon1
  9. a depression in an otherwise level surface1
    • there was a dip in the road1
  10. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid1
  11. go down momentarily1
    • Prices dipped1
  12. dip into a liquid while eating1
  13. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface1
    • dip water out of a container1
  14. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate1
    • dip the garment into the cleaning solution1
    • dip the brush into the paint1
  15. plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container1
    • He dipped into his pocket1
  16. immerse in a disinfectant solution1
    • dip the sheep1
  17. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax1
  18. dip into a liquid1
    • He dipped into the pool1
  19. slope downwards1
    • Our property dips towards the river1
  20. appear to move downward1
    • The sun dipped below the horizon1
  21. lower briefly1
    • She dipped her knee1
  22. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam1
  23. take a small amount from1
    • I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present1

Related Synonyms for dip