something taken up by dipping, such as a scoop of ice cream:[countable]two dips of ice cream.
Dialect Termsa substance into which something is dipped, served as an appetizer: [uncountable]two bowls of onion dip near the crackers.[countable]a dip made of yogurt.
Pest Control a solution containing pesticide for use in dipping animals:[uncountable]sheep dip.
a moderate or temporary decrease, such as in money, prices, etc.:[countable]a dip in prices on Wall Street today.
a downward slope, road, course, or movement:[countable]a dip in the road.
dip1(dip),USA pronunciationv.,dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dip•ping; n. v.t.
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid:He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action:to dip water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container.
to lower and raise:to dip a flag in salutation.
Animal Husbandryto immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like.
to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax.
Nautical, Naval Termsto lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking.
[Archaic.]to baptize by immersion.
[Obs.]to moisten or wet as if by immersion.
v.i.
to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly:The boat dipped into the waves.
to put the hand, a dipper, etc., down into a liquid or a container, esp. in order to remove something (often fol. by in or into):He dipped into the jar for an olive.
to withdraw something, esp. in small amounts (usually fol. by in or into):to dip into savings.
to sink or drop down:The sun dipped below the horizon.
to incline or slope downward:At that point the road dips into a valley.
to decrease slightly or temporarily:Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays.
to engage slightly in a subject (often fol. by in or into):to dip into astronomy.
to read here and there in a book, subject, or author's work (often fol. by in or into):to dip into Plato.
Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to take snuff.
n.
the act of dipping.
that which is taken up by dipping.
a quantity taken up by dipping; the amount that a scoop, ladle, dipper, etc., will hold.
Fooda scoop of ice cream.
Dialect Terms[Chiefly Northern U.S.]a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped.
Fooda creamy mixture of savory foods for scooping with potato chips, crackers, and the like, often served as an hors d'oeuvre, esp. with cocktails.
a momentary lowering; a sinking down.
a moderate or temporary decrease:a dip in stock-market prices.
a downward extension, inclination, slope, or course.
the amount of such extension.
a hollow or depression in the land.
a brief swim:She took a dip in the ocean and then sat on the beach for an hour.
Mining[Geol., Mining.]the downward inclination of a vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal.
Surveyingthe angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye.
ElectricityAlso called angle of dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
a short, downward plunge, as of an airplane.
a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow or wax.
Sport[Gymnastics.]an exercise on the parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the chin is on a level with the bars, and then the body is elevated by straightening the arms.
Slang Termsa pickpocket.
Nautical, Naval Termsat the dip, not fully raised; halfway up the halyard:an answering pennant flown at the dip.Cf. close (def. 65b).
bef. 1000; Middle English dippen (verb, verbal), Old English dyppan; akin to German taufen to baptize, and to deep
dip′pa•ble, adj., n.
1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged duck. Dip,immerse,plunge refer to putting something into liquid. To dip is to put down into a liquid quickly or partially and lift out again:to dip a finger into water to test the temperature.Immerse denotes a lowering into a liquid until covered by it:to immerse meat in salt water.Plunge adds a suggestion of force or suddenness to the action of dipping:to plunge a chicken into boiling water before stripping off the feathers.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scoop.
9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dive.
dip2(dip),USA pronunciationn.[Slang.]
Slang Termsdipsomaniac.
by shortening
dip3(dip),USA pronunciationn.[Slang.]
Slang Termsa naive, foolish, or obnoxious person.
probably back formation from dippy
DIP(dip),USA pronunciationn.[Computers.]
Computinga packaged chip that connects to a circuit board by means of pins.
to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat
(intransitive)to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily: sales dipped in November
(intransitive)to slope downwards
(intransitive)to sink or appear to sink quickly
(transitive)to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam US and Canadian word:dim
(transitive)to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc
to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid
(transitive)to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid
(transitive)to baptize (someone) by immersion
(transitive)to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell
(transitive)to scoop up (a liquid or something from a liquid) in the hands or in a container
to lower or be lowered briefly
(transitive)to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax
(intransitive)to plunge a container, the hands, etc, into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object
(intr; followed by in or into)to dabble (in); play (at): she dipped into black magic
(intransitive)(of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height
the act of dipping or state of being dipped
a brief swim in water
any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dipped
any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped
a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed
a depression, esp in a landscape
something taken up by dipping
a container used for dipping; dipper
a momentary sinking down
the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc, from the horizontal plane
Also called:angle of dip, magnetic dip, inclinationthe angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the plane of the horizon; the angle that a magnetic needle free to swing in a vertical plane makes with the horizontal
a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten
the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation
a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax