dip

Sense 1 noun

a depression in an otherwise level surface

there was a dip in the road

Sense 2 verb

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip the garment into the cleaning solution

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 verb

dip into a liquid while eating

She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 verb

go down momentarily

Prices dipped

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Sense 9 noun

a brief immersion

Sense 10 verb

take a small amount from

I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present

Sense 11 noun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index

Sense 12 verb

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

Sense 13 noun

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

Sense 14 verb

lower briefly

She dipped her knee

Sense 15 noun

a brief swim in water

Sense 16 verb

appear to move downward

The sun dipped below the horizon

Sense 17 noun

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

Sense 18 verb

slope downwards

Our property dips towards the river

Sense 19 verb

dip into a liquid

He dipped into the pool

Sense 20 verb

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

Sense 21 verb

immerse in a disinfectant solution

dip the sheep

Sense 22 verb

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

He dipped into his pocket

Sense 23 verb

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

dip water out of a container