dip
[verb]
Synonyms:
- plunge, bathe, douse, duck, dunk, immerse
- slope, decline, descend, drop (down), fall, lower, sink, subside
[noun]
Synonyms:
- plunge, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, soaking
- bathe, dive, plunge, swim
- hollow, basin, concavity, depression, hole, incline, slope
- drop, decline, fall, lowering, sag, slip, slump

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Related Words: pitch, plunge, dish, spoon, bucket (up or out), draw

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English Thesaurus: put, place, lay, position, slip, ...

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Dip British English
the written abbreviation of diploma

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I. dip¹ /dɪp/ verb (past tense and past participle dipped, present participle dipping)
[Language: Old English; Origin: dyppan]

1. PUT SOMETHING IN LIQUID [transitive] to put something into a liquid and lift it out again
dip something in/into something
He dipped his hand in the water.
Dip the strawberries into melted chocolate.

2. MOVE DOWN [intransitive and transitive] to move down, or to make something move down, usually for just a short time:
We watched the sun dip below the horizon.
She dipped her head and spoke into the microphone.

3. BECOME LESS [intransitive] if an amount or level dips, it becomes less, usually for just a short time Synonym : fall:
Profits dipped slightly last year.
Temperatures dipped to –10°C last night.

4. ROAD/PATH [countable] if land or a road or path dips, it slopes down and then goes up again

5. dip your headlights/lights British English to lower the angle of the front lights of your car when someone is driving towards you

6. ANIMALS [transitive] to put animals in a chemical that kills insects on their skin
⇒ skinny-dipping

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II. dip² noun

1. SWIM [countable] informal a quick swim:
Are you coming in for a dip?
take/have a dip
Let’s take a dip in the lake.

2. DECREASE [countable] a slight decrease in the amount of something
dip in
an unexpected dip in profits

3. FOOD [uncountable and countable] a thick mixture that you can dip food into before you eat it:
sour cream and onion dip

4. IN A SURFACE [countable] a place where the surface of something goes down suddenly, then goes up again
dip in
a dip in the road

5. FOR ANIMALS [uncountable and countable] a chemical that kills insects on sheep and other animals:
sheep dip

6. PERSON [countable] American English spoken a stupid person

7. a dip into something a quick look at information, a book, magazine etc:
People interested in history would enjoy a dip into this book.
⇒ lucky dip

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dip
noun
ADJ. sharp | slight | sudden
VERB + DIP suffer, take Share prices have taken a slight dip.
PREP. ~ in a sharp dip in temperature

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dip
verb
I. in liquid
ADV. lightly She dipped the brush lightly in the varnish.
PREP. in, into He dipped his finger in the water

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dip
II. go/move downwards
ADV. gently hills which dip gently to the east
steeply | down The road dipped steeply down into the town.
PREP. below The sun dipped below the horizon.

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dip
III. prices/support, etc.
ADV. slightly | sharply Support dipped sharply to 51%.

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put to move something to a particular place:
I’ve put the wine in the fridge.
Where have you put my grey shirt?
place to put something somewhere carefully:
‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.
lay to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface:
He laid all the money on the table.
She laid the baby on his bed.
position to carefully put something in a suitable position:
Position the microphone to suit your height.
Troops were positioned around the city.
slip to put something somewhere with a quick movement:
He slipped his arm around her waist.
Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.
shove to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly:
Shove anything you don’t want in that sack.
I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.
stick (also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly:
I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now.
Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?
dump to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way:
Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen.
People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.
pop informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time:
Pop it in the microwave for a minute.
thrust literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully:
‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.
dip to put something into a liquid for a very short time and take it out again:
She dipped her hand in the water to see how hot it was.
Prawns are delicious dipped in a spicy sauce.
plunge to put something quickly, firmly, and deeply into a liquid:
Plunge the pasta into a pan of boiling water.
I had to plunge my arm in up to the elbow to reach the keys.
dunk to put something such as a piece of bread or cake into a hot drink or soup before eating it:
I love biscuits dunked in coffee.
immerse to put something deep into a liquid so that it is completely covered:
If the plant’s leaves look dry, immerse the roots in water for a while.
put forward a proposal/suggestion
She put forward a compromise proposal.
put forward a plan/scheme
Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
put forward an idea
In 1829 he put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting.
put forward a theory/hypothesis
Many theories have been put forward as to the building’s original purpose.
put forward a view
We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
put forward an argument
He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
put forward a reason/explanation
A variety of reasons have been put forward to explain these changes.

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DIP
Die in Place (slang for order to hold ground even if attacked by overwhelming force) 
Dual Inline Package

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