dip - noun

a depression in an otherwise level surface

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

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

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

a brief immersion

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

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

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

dip - verb

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
• dip into a liquid while eating
• go down momentarily
• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
• take a small amount from
• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• lower briefly
• appear to move downward
• slope downwards
• dip into a liquid
• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
• immerse in a disinfectant solution
• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

dip - thesaurus

cutpurse   dim   douse   drop   duck   dunk   fall   inclination   pickpocket   plunge   sink   souse