eng: dip

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means(noun) a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
dip
means(noun) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
inclination, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip, dip
means(noun) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
cutpurse, pickpocket, dip
means(noun) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
dip
means(noun) a brief immersion
dip
means(noun) 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"
drop, free fall, dip, fall
means(noun) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
dip
means(noun) a brief swim in water
plunge, dip
means(noun) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
dip
means(verb) 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"
dunk, douse, dip, plunge, souse
means(verb) dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
dunk, dip
means(verb) go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
dip
means(verb) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
dip
means(verb) take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
dip
means(verb) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip, dim
means(verb) lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
dip
means(verb) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
dip, sink
means(verb) slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
dip
means(verb) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
duck, dip, douse
means(verb) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip
means(verb) immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
dip
means(verb) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket"
dip
means(verb) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
dip
meanse/Dip (Catalan myth)
meanse/Dip (dance move)
meanse/Dip (exercise)
meanse/Dip (food)

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