DIP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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
  2. Meaning
    • a brief swim in water
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • 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 Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a brief immersion
    Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • a depression in an otherwise level surface
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)

DIP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • go down momentarily
    Usage Example(s)
    • Prices dipped
    Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • dip into a liquid while eating
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • scoop up by plunging one’’s hand or a ladle below the surface
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  5. Meaning
    • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • immerse in a disinfectant solution
    Usage Example(s)
    • dip the sheep
    Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • 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 Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • dip into a liquid
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He dipped into the pool
    Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • slope downwards
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • appear to move downward
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • lower briefly
    Usage Example(s)
    • She dipped her knee
    Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  12. Meaning
    • switch (a car’’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower