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Meaning of dip

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dip
      n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a
           dip in the road"
      2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
         plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic
         dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
      3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in
         public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {cutpurse}, {dip}]
      4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are
         dipped
      5: a brief immersion
      6: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "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"
         [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
      7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or
         tallow
      8: a brief swim in water [syn: {dip}, {plunge}]
      9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body
         is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
      v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or
           saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution";
           "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {dip},
           {souse}, {plunge}, {douse}]
      2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of
         bread in the sauce" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}]
      3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
      4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
      5: take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to
         buy him this present"
      6: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
         [syn: {dim}, {dip}]
      7: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
      8: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon";
         "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip},
         {sink}]
      9: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
      10: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {dip},
          {douse}, {duck}]
      11: place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
      12: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
      13: plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He
          dipped into his pocket"
      14: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the
          surface; "dip water out of a container"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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