dip

Pronunciation: US [dɪp] UK [dɪp]

v.Dip; dip; sink; (headlight) from light into light
n.Browse; a tour; a dip in decline;
WebDip; double dip (Dual Inline Package) and dual in-line package

Synonyms

Antonyms

douse dowse duck dunk immerse souse sop submerge submerse

Definitions in English

v.	1. to lower something into a liquid for a moment before taking it back out again; to put an animal in a bath filled with a chemical that kills insects on its skin 2. to move, or to move something downward 3. to become less
n.	1. a thick cold sauce for dipping pieces of food into before eating them 2. a reduction in the amount or level of something 3. a place in a surface that is lower than the surrounding area 4. a quick swim 5. a stupid person 6. a liquid chemical used for killing insects on an animal’ s skin 7. a short period of reading a book or watching or listening to a program

Other Forms

3sg.dips

Example Sentences

A half-hour's 'dip' into some circulating-library book.
Source: J. Grant
Ev'n to the last dip of the vanishing sail She watch'd it.
Source: Tennyson
She caught twenty fish with one dip.
Source: R. Brautigan
They take an early morning dip in an icy stream.
Source: H. Carpenter
He dipped his hand into the stream, right up to his sensitive wrist.
Source: H. Read

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English word dip can not be rearranged.
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a - dip
e - padi
r - paid
s - pied
t - dips
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English words starting with dip :
diphasic diphenyl diplegia diplegic diplexer diploids diploidy diplomas diplomat diplonts diplopia diplopic diplopod diploses diplosis dipnoans dipodies dippable dippiest diprotic dipsades dipshits dipstick dipteral dipteran dipteron diptycas diptychs diphase diploes diploic diploid diploma diplont dipnets dipnoan dipodic dipolar dipoles dippers dippier dipping dipshit diptera diptyca diptych diplex diploe dipnet dipody dipole dipped dipper dipsas dipsos dippy dipso dips dipt dip
English words that contain dip :
adiposes adiposis adipose adipous adipic diphasic diphenyl diplegia diplegic diplexer diploids diploidy diplomas diplomat diplonts diplopia diplopic diplopod diploses diplosis dipnoans dipodies dippable dippiest diprotic dipsades dipshits dipstick dipteral dipteran dipteron diptycas diptychs diphase diploes diploic diploid diploma diplont dipnets dipnoan dipodic dipolar dipoles dippers dippier dipping dipshit diptera diptyca diptych diplex diploe dipnet dipody dipole dipped dipper dipsas dipsos dippy dipso dips dipt dip oedipean oedipal pedipalp redipped redips redipt redip
English words ending with dip :
dip redip