what does dip mean?
DIP as NOUN
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- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a depression in an otherwise level surface
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- there was a dip in the road
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DIP as VERB
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- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- dip into a liquid while eating
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- She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- scoop up by plunging one’’s hand or a ladle below the surface
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- dip water out of a container
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- immerse in a disinfectant solution
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- of candles
- by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Our property dips towards the river
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The sun dipped below the horizon
- The setting sun sank below the tree line
Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- switch (a car’’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
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Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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