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Definition: Meaning of, dip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪp /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
dipping dips
  1. put something in liquid [transitive] to put something into a liquid and lift it out again
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  2. move down [intransitive and transitive] to move down, or to make something move down, usually for just a short time
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  3. become less [intransitive] if an amount or level dips, it becomes less, usually for just a short time [=  fall]
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  4. road/path [countable] if land or a road or path dips, it slopes down and then goes up again
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  5. dip your headlights/lights British English to lower the angle of the front lights of your car when someone is driving towards you
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  6. animals [transitive] to put animals in a chemical that kills insects on their skin
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dip dips
  1. swim [countable] informal a quick swim
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  2. decrease [countable] a slight decrease in the amount of something
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  3. food [uncountable and countable] a thick mixture that you can dip food into before you eat it
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  4. in a surface [countable] a place where the surface of something goes down suddenly, then goes up again
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  5. for animals [uncountable and countable] a chemical that kills insects on sheep and other animals
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  6. person [countable] American English spoken a stupid person
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  7. a dip into something a quick look at information, a book, magazine etc
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Dip


Definition: Meaning of, Dip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪp /

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[British English]
  1. the written abbreviation of diploma
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Dip used in phrases

  • DIP switch (noun)
    1. computing one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
  • angle of dip (noun)
    1. physics the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
  • bean dip (noun)
    1. a dip made of cooked beans
  • cheese dip (noun)
    1. a dip made of cheeses
  • clam dip (noun)
    1. a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
  • dip circle (noun)
    1. as from an aeroplane a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip
  • dip solder (verb)
    1. solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
  • double-dip (verb)
    1. to get money from two places at once, usually in a way that is not legal or not fair
  • lucky dip (noun)
    1. [countable] a game in which you put your hand into a container filled with small objects, and choose one without looking [=  grab bag American English]
    2. [singular] a situation in which what happens depends on chance [=  lottery]
  • magnetic dip (noun)
    1. physics the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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Dip used in phrasal verbs

  • dip into (phrasal verb)
    1. dip into something to read, watch, or listen to small amounts of something such as a piece of writing or a programme
    2. dip into something to take some money from an amount that you have saved, especially when you should not
  • dip out (phrasal verb)
    1. to decide not to take part in something
    2. to fail a test or a course at school
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