English

Detailed Synonyms for dip in English

dip:

to dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)

  1. to dip
    to immerse; to dip; to push under
    • immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • push under verb (pushes under, pushed under, pushing under)
  2. to dip
    – stain an object by immersing it in a liquid 1
    to dip
    – stain an object by immersing it in a liquid 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
  3. to dip
    – go down momentarily 1
    to dip
    – go down momentarily 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • Prices dipped1
  4. to dip
    – dip into a liquid while eating 1
    to dip; dunk
    – dip into a liquid while eating 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
    • dunk verb
      • She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce1
  5. to dip
    – scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface 1
    to dip
    – scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip water out of a container1
  6. to dip
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    to plunge; to dip; to souse; douse; dunk
    – immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 1
    • plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip the garment into the cleaning solution1
      • dip the brush into the paint1
    • souse verb (souses, soused, sousing)
    • douse verb
    • dunk verb
  7. to dip
    – plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container 1
    to dip
    – plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • He dipped into his pocket1
  8. to dip
    – immerse in a disinfectant solution 1
    to dip
    – immerse in a disinfectant solution 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • dip the sheep1
  9. to dip
    – place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax 1
    to dip
    – place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
  10. to dip
    – dip into a liquid 1
    to duck; to dip; douse
    – dip into a liquid 1
    • duck verb (ducks, ducked, ducking)
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • He dipped into the pool1
    • douse verb
  11. to dip
    – slope downwards 1
    to dip
    – slope downwards 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • Our property dips towards the river1
  12. to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    to sink; to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • The sun dipped below the horizon1
  13. to dip
    – lower briefly 1
    to dip
    – lower briefly 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • She dipped her knee1
  14. to dip
    – switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 1
    to dim; to dip
    – switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 1
    • dim verb (dims, dimmed, dimming)
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
  15. to dip
    – take a small amount from 1
    to dip
    – take a small amount from 1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present1

Conjugations for dip:

present
  1. dip
  2. dip
  3. dips
  4. dip
  5. dip
  6. dip
simple past
  1. dipped
  2. dipped
  3. dipped
  4. dipped
  5. dipped
  6. dipped
present perfect
  1. have dipped
  2. have dipped
  3. has dipped
  4. have dipped
  5. have dipped
  6. have dipped
past continuous
  1. was dipping
  2. were dipping
  3. was dipping
  4. were dipping
  5. were dipping
  6. were dipping
future
  1. shall dip
  2. will dip
  3. will dip
  4. shall dip
  5. will dip
  6. will dip
continuous present
  1. am dipping
  2. are dipping
  3. is dipping
  4. are dipping
  5. are dipping
  6. are dipping
subjunctive
  1. be dipped
  2. be dipped
  3. be dipped
  4. be dipped
  5. be dipped
  6. be dipped
diverse
  1. dip!
  2. let's dip!
  3. dipped
  4. dipping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dip [the ~] noun

  1. the dip
    the dip
    • dip [the ~] noun
  2. the dip
    the lowness; the dip; the glen
  3. the dip
    the hollow in the dunes; the hollow; the dip; the valley
  4. the dip
    – a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms 1
    the dip
    – a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms 1
    • dip [the ~] noun
  5. the dip
    – a brief swim in water 1
    the plunge; the dip
    – a brief swim in water 1
  6. the dip
    – a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow 1
    the dip
    – a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow 1
    • dip [the ~] noun
  7. the dip
    – a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity 1
    the fall; the drop; the dip; the free fall
    – a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity 1
    • fall [the ~] noun
    • drop [the ~] noun
      • a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index1
      • there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery1
    • dip [the ~] noun
      • a dip in prices1
    • free fall [the ~] noun
      • when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall1
  8. the dip
    – a brief immersion 1
    the dip
    – a brief immersion 1
    • dip [the ~] noun
  9. the dip
    – tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped 1
    the dip
    – tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped 1
    • dip [the ~] noun
  10. the dip
    – a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places 1
    the dip; the pickpocket; the cutpurse
    – a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places 1
  11. the dip
    – (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon 1
    the inclination; the dip; the magnetic dip; the magnetic inclination; the angle of dip
    – (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon 1
  12. the dip
    – a depression in an otherwise level surface 1
    the dip
    – a depression in an otherwise level surface 1
    • dip [the ~] noun
      • there was a dip in the road1

Related Words for "dip":

  • dips

Alternate Synonyms for "dip":


Related Definitions for "dip":

  1. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms1
  2. a brief swim in water1
  3. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow1
  4. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity1
    • a dip in prices1
  5. a brief immersion1
  6. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped1
  7. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places1
  8. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon1
  9. a depression in an otherwise level surface1
    • there was a dip in the road1
  10. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid1
  11. go down momentarily1
    • Prices dipped1
  12. dip into a liquid while eating1
  13. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface1
    • dip water out of a container1
  14. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate1
    • dip the garment into the cleaning solution1
    • dip the brush into the paint1
  15. plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container1
    • He dipped into his pocket1
  16. immerse in a disinfectant solution1
    • dip the sheep1
  17. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax1
  18. dip into a liquid1
    • He dipped into the pool1
  19. slope downwards1
    • Our property dips towards the river1
  20. appear to move downward1
    • The sun dipped below the horizon1
  21. lower briefly1
    • She dipped her knee1
  22. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam1
  23. take a small amount from1
    • I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present1

Related Synonyms for dip