Definition of dippy

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1. dip [ v ] immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Examples: "dip the garment into the cleaning solution" "dip the brush into the paint"

Used in print:

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Argiento made him lie_down on the bed , brought a pan of hot water , dipped some clean white linen cloth and applied it to extract the splinter .

Synonyms dip dunk plunge douse souse Related Terms immerse dabble sop dipper ducking drenching

2. dip [ v ] stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Used in print:

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan .

Synonyms dip Related Terms stain

3. dip [ v ] dip into a liquid while eating; as of bread in a soup or sauce

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Dip in melted butter and roll in flour .

Synonyms dip dunk Related Terms eat

4. dip [ v ] go down momentarily
Examples: "Prices dipped"

Used in print:

(Los Angeles Times,...)

Volume dipped to 3.28 million shares from 3.98 million Monday .

Synonyms dip Related Terms decline

5. dip [ n ] a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Synonyms cutpurse dip pickpocket Related Terms thief

6. dip [ v ] immerse in a disinfectant solution
Examples: "dip the sheep"

Synonyms dip Related Terms immerse

7. dip [ v ] switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam

Synonyms dip dim Related Terms change_intensity

8. dip [ n ] a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

Synonyms dip Related Terms candle

9. dip [ v ] of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax

Synonyms dip Related Terms create_from_raw_material

10. dip [ n ] (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Synonyms angle_of_dip magnetic_dip magnetic_inclination inclination dip Related Terms angle physics

11. dip [ n ] a brief immersion

Synonyms dip Related Terms submergence dunk

12. dip [ v ] dip into a liquid
Examples: : "He dipped into the pool"

Synonyms douse duck dip Related Terms dunk ducking

13. dip [ v ] slope downwards
Examples: "Our property dips towards the river"

Synonyms dip Related Terms slope

14. dip [ n ] a depression in an otherwise level surface
Examples: "there was a dip in the road"

Synonyms dip Related Terms depression

15. dip [ v ] lower briefly
Examples: "She dipped her knee"

Synonyms dip Related Terms lower

16. dip [ n ] a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Synonyms dip Related Terms gymnastic_exercise

17. dip [ v ] appear to move downward
Examples: "The sun dipped below the horizon" "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

Synonyms sink dip Related Terms decline subside

18. dip [ n ] a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Examples: "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"

Synonyms drop free_fall dip fall Related Terms decrease voltage_drop correction decrease

19. dip [ n ] tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

Synonyms dip Related Terms condiment cheese_dip bean_dip guacamole clam_dip dunk

20. dip [ v ] scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
Examples: "dip water out of a container"

Synonyms dip Related Terms scoop

21. dip [ n ] a brief swim in water

Synonyms plunge dip Related Terms swimming dunk

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