Definition of dip in English English dictionary
- To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine
- To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution
The farmer is going to dip the cattle today.
- To decrease slightly
- A pickpocket
The Moocher was a dip in a dilettante sort of way, and his particular graft was boarding street-cars with his papers and grabbing women's pocket-books.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites
- A swim. (Usually a short swim to refresh)
I'm going for a dip before breakfast.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature
There is a dip in the road ahead.
- A foolish person
- To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees
The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”.
- The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line
- A sauce for dipping
Hmmm, this onion dip is just scrumptious.
- To lower into a liquid
He dipped the end of a towel in cold water and with it began to flick him on the face, his wife all the while holding her face between her hands and sobbing in a way that was heart breaking to hear.
- To lower a light's beam
Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect
- A dip stick
- {v} to put, sink, plunge, engage, pierce, look
- (American slang) A stupid or foolish person
- If you are driving a car and dip the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers. He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van This picture shows the view from a car using normal dipped lights
- If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time. Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped. = fall Dip is also a noun. the current dip in farm spending
- If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly. Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight The sun dipped below the horizon. Dip is also a noun. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder
- If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool. = swim
- If you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again. Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water. Dip is also a noun. One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail
- A dip is a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them. Maybe we could just buy some dips. prawns with avocado dip
- to dip your toes: see toe see also lucky dip. the written abbreviation of diploma
- If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level. The road dipped and rose again. a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel. Dip is also a noun. Where the road makes a dip, turn right
- If you dip into a sum of money that you had intended to save, you use some of it to buy something or pay for something. Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue
- Dip. is a written abbreviation for diploma
- If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it. She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in
- If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Tibetan Buddhism
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
- To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair
- The angle that a bedding plane or fault makes with the horizontal when measured perpendicular to the strike of the bedding plane or fault
- of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
- To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water
- Abbreviation for Dual In-line Package A type of housing for integrated circuits The standard form is a molded plastic container of varying lengths and 0 3 inch wide (although there are other standard widths), with two rows of through-hole pins spaced 0 1 inch between centers of adjacent pins
- the angle of incline from horizontal of a planar feature, such as an orebody
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid
- dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
- lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
- A slight decline in securities prices followed by a rise Analysts often advise investors to buy on the dips, meaning buy when a price is momentarily weak BACK TO TOP
- The inclination of a geologic structure (bed, vein, fault, etc ) from the horizontal; dip is always measured downwards at right angles to the strike
- a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
- The angle between the horizontal plane and a structural surface (such as a bedding plane, a joint, a fault, foliation, or other planar features)
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion
- slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
- lower briefly; "She dipped her knee
- To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten
- dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend Analysts often advise investors to buy on dips, meaning to buy when a price is momentarily weak See: Correction, crash
- of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
- A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole
- Dual inline package A small switch that changes hardware settings
- {i} immersion in a liquid; decrease, decline; reduction, lowering
- The angle at which the orebody is inclined from the horizontal
- Dual In-line Package The most common IC package, which can be either plastic or ceramic Circuit leads or pins extend symmetrically outward and downward from opposite sides of the rectangular package body
- Dual In-line Package
- To engage as a pledge; to mortgage
- The angle that a structural surface, e g a bedding or fault plane, makes with the horizontal, measured perpendicular to the strike of the structure and in the vertical plane
- To dip snuff
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
- The angle formed by the inclined plane of a geological structure and the horizontal plane of the Earth's surface
- 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"
- A form of DRAM component packaging DIPs can be installed either in sockets or permanently soldered into holes extending into the surface of the printed circuit board The DIP package was extremely popular when it was common for memory to be installed directly on a computer's motherboard
- To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink
- To lower a lights beam
- 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"
- To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip
- dip a toe into
- To enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time
Surabaya's crumbling old town is the best place to dip a toe into the city's soul.
- dip into
- To spend some of one's savings
- dip into
- To read parts of something
Dip into a nice book.
- dip one's toe into
- (Ev ile ilgili) 1. Put one’s toe briefly in (water), typically to check the temperature.2. Begin to do or test (something) cautiously
- dip one's toe in
- 1. Put one’s toe briefly in (water), typically to check the temperature.2. Begin to do or test (something) cautiously
- dip pick up
- The amount of adhesive deposited
- dip deep into
- thoroughly examine, investigate in depth
- dip deep into the future
- {f} go deeply into and search with regard to the future
- dip in
- {f} immerse in
- dip into
- read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
- dip into a book
- {f} read parts of a book, read superficially
- dip into one's purse
- waste one's money, take money out of one's savings
- dip needle
- early kind of magnetometer; inclinometer
- dip net
- A net or wire mesh bag attached to a handle, used especially to scoop fish from water
- dip one's pen in gall
- write in a hateful and spiteful manner
- dip solder
- solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
- dip switch
- (n ) A set of multisectioned toggle switches that have DIP geometry
- dip switch
- DIP stands for Digital In - line Package Almost all printers and computers have a series of DIP switches that are "read" when the machine is turned on
- dip switch
- A small switch used to select the operating mode of a device, mounted as a dual in-line package DIP switches can be either sliding or rocker switches, and they are often grouped for convenience They are used in printed circuit boards, dot-matrix printers, modems, and many other peripheral devices (Ref: Dyson, Dictionary of Networking)
- dip switch
- A bank of switches used to change configurations
- dip switch
- A switch or set of switches often used in computer and peripheral hardware DIP switches are often used in printers to set emulation mode, page length, communications and character set settings
- dip switch
- A dual in-line package switch It has two parallel rows of contacts that let the user switch electrical current through a pair of those contacts to on or off They are used to reconfigure computer components and peripherals
- dip switch
- DIP is an acronym for Dual In-Line Package Printed circuit boards and peripheral devices are often equipped with a bank of DIP switches There are two styles; slide switches and rocker switches In both cases, the switch positions can be set on or off with a ball point pen or some other pointed object These hardware switches allow for a variety of operating conditions to be set before the board or device is put into use
- dip switch
- A tiny switch (or group of switches) on a circuit board Named for the form factor of the carrier device in which the switch is housed
- dip switch
- Small plastic switch, normally in an array, used for selecting hardware options as an alternative to jumpers
- dip switch
- Dual Inline Package Small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware for purposes of user configuration When adding expansion cards to computers, DIP switches must often be set to make the card compatible with the computer's configuration
- dip switch
- A group of subminiature switches mounted in a package compatible with standard integrated-circuit sockets Note: DIP switches are usually composed of rocker or slide-type switches
- dip switch
- A device that has two parallel rows of contacts that let the user switch electrical current through a pair of those contacts to on or off They are used to reconfigure components and peripherals
- dip switch
- small toggle switches on a board that are set to control various aspects of the board's operation
- dip switch
- DIP stands for Digital In-line Package Almost all printers and computers have a series of DIP switches that are "read" when the machine is turned on The switches can be set to establish default settings If DIP switches are changed with the power on, they have no effect until the power is turned off, then back on
- dip switch
- (computer science) 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
- dip switch
- A small switch on a circuit board or some other device that holds configuration or setup information for that device
- dip the flag
- lower the flag
- dipped
- Simple past tense and past participle of dip
- double-dip
- To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity
- double-dip
- An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream
We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.
- double-dip
- To defeat a team twice in the finals
SPC Ladies double dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.
- double-dip
- To have sex anally and then vaginally immediately afterwards
- double-dip
- To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food
I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.
- double-dip
- A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down
- double-dip
- To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions. As long as the practice follows the tax law of each jurisdiction, the practice is legal and can be likened to the use of a tax loophole
- double-dip
- To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity
They worried about the possibility that some forced laborers, in particular Jewish survivors, might be double-dipping, that is, that they might be collecting compensation for their work as forced laborers while continuing to receive payments as Holocaust survivors and thus absorbing funds that should be directed toward other groups of victims.
- double-dip
- To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features
- farthing dip
- A candle
- farthing dip
- A piece of bread dipped in hot fat and sold by pork butchers
- hot-dip
- A method of galvanizing iron or steal by passing it through a bath of molten zinc
- line of dip
- A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon
- lucky dip
- A selection solely at random
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- lucky dip
- A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize
- magnetic dip
- The angle between magnetic north and the horizontal (as shown by a compass held vertically)
- polar bear dip
- An outdoor swim in the middle of winter, often through ice
- sheep-dip
- The practice within the intelligence community of assigning to agents non-intelligence or military jobs in order to disguise their source agency
- skinny-dip
- To swim in the nude
- spinach dip
- A common restaurant appetizer, usually served with tortilla chips
He said, if you aren't sure, just go with the spinach dip and you'll be safe every time.
- you don't dip your pen in company ink
- One should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace
It wasn't money that attracted his current wife, Madeleine Deininger, who started working for Ravenswood in 1985. . . . We had the policy that you don't dip your pen in company ink. We stayed good friends for a long time, Peterson says.
- you don't dip your pen in the company inkwell
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- you don't dip your pen in the company's ink
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- you don't dip your pen in the inkwell
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- take a dip
- Take a quick swim
- bean dip
- a dip made of cooked beans
- cheese dip
- a dip made of cheeses
- clam dip
- a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
- dipped
- having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
- dipped
- past of dip
- dipping
- A form of cleaning by immersion in a liquid which is capable of causing molecular changes in the surface (with the intent of providing a more appealing look)
- dipping
- The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp
- dipping
- present participle of dip
- dipping
- {i} immersion, submergence (in a liquid); act of taking up an amount of liquid (with the hands, a spoon, etc.)
- dipping
- Process of submerging lumber or other wood products in a dipping vat The vat may contain fungicides and/or other chemicals to prevent staining and decay and impart water repellancy
- dipping
- The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff
- dipping
- Resin is applied to finished garment The garment is then creased and dipped in a vat of chemicals to set in the resin
- dipping
- brass, by dipping it in acids, etc
- dipping
- Immersing a component in a material for the purposes of penetrating its components usually for the purposes of insulation or environmental protection
- dipping
- The process of coating or impregnating of insulating materials by immersion into the uncured material
- dipping
- Cleaning by immersion in a liquid capable of removing molecules from the surface, such as a solution containing thiourea
- dipping
- The act or process of immersing
- dipping
- coating process carried out by immersion of the item into a tank containing a suitable coating The item is then picked up causing dripping of the excess of coating and an even coating is achieved
- dipping
- a method of saluting using a hand-held flag The flagstaff is brought down to an almost horizontal level, with the flag almost trailing the ground, then raised smartly back to its original position Most only see this on one occasion: the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
- dipping
- The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like
- dipping
- The act of inclining downward
- dipping
- The vertical oscillation of a ship resulting from rolling or pitching A very low position of the vessel's center of gravity or marked changes of the vessel's form in the vicinity of the waterline or a combination of both tend to accentuate dipping
- dips
- plural of dip
- double-dip
- to get money from two places at once, usually in a way that is not legal or not fair
- lucky dip
- a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip" a game in which prizes e
- lucky dip
- a game in which prizes e
- lucky dip
- candies or coins are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
- lucky dip
- a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"
- lucky dip
- a game in which prizes (e g , candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
- lucky dip
- a lucky dip is a game in which you take a prize out of a container full of hidden prizes and then find out what you have chosen
- magnetic dip
- The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane at any specific location. Magnetic dip is 0° at the magnetic equator and 90° at each of the magnetic poles. Also called magnetic inclination
- sheep dip
- a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites
- sheep-dip
- a chemical used to kill insects that live in sheep's wool, or a special bath in which this chemical is used
- skinny dip
- {f} swim naked, swim in the nude
- skinny dip
- bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond
- skinny dip
- bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond"
- skinny-dip
- If you skinny-dip, you go swimming with no clothes on. They used to take off their clothes and go skinny dipping in the creek