1. (

• dip ,

) a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" ;

2. (

• dip ,
• angle_of_dip ,
• magnetic_dip ,
• magnetic_inclination ,
• inclination

) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon ;

3. (

• pickpocket ,
• cutpurse ,
• dip

) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places ;

4. (

• dip

) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped ;

5. (

• dip

) a brief immersion ;

6. (

• drop ,
• dip ,
• fall ,
• free_fall

) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" ;

7. (

• dip

) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow ;

8. (

• dip ,
• plunge

) a brief swim in water ;

9. (

• dip ,

) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms ;

1. (

• dunk ,
• dip ,
• souse ,
• plunge ,
• douse

) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" ;

2. (

• dunk ,
• dip

) dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" ;

3. (

• dip ,

) go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" ;

4. (

• dip

) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid ;

5. (

• dip ,

) take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" ;

6. (

• dim ,
• dip

) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam ;

7. (

• dip ,

) lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" ;

8. (

• dip ,
• sink ,

) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" ;

9. (

• dip ,

) slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" ;

10. (

• dip ,
• douse ,
• duck ,

) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" ;

11. (

• dip

) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax ;

12. (

• dip ,

) immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" ;

13. (

• dip ,

) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" ;

14. (

• dip ,

) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" ;