What (who) is dip - definition
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Dip (disambiguation); DIP (disambiguation); DIP
dip
¦ verb (dips, dipping, dipped)
1. (dip something in/into) put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).
make (a candle) by immersing a wick repeatedly in hot wax.
2. sink, drop, or slope downwards.
(of a level or amount) temporarily become lower or smaller.
lower or move downwards.
Brit. lower the beam of (a vehicle's headlights).
3. (dip into) put a hand or implement into (a bag or container) in order to take something out.
spend from or make use of (one's financial resources).
4. (dip out) Austral./NZ informal fail.
¦ noun
1. an act of dipping, especially a brief swim.
2. a thick sauce in which pieces of food are dipped before eating.
3. a brief downward slope followed by an upward one.
an instance of dropping briefly before rising again.
4. the angle made with the horizontal at any point by the earth's magnetic field.
Geology the angle a stratum makes with the horizontal.
Astronomy & Surveying the apparent depression of the horizon from the line of observation, due to the curvature of the earth.
5. N. Amer. informal a stupid or foolish person.
Phrases
dip one's toe into (or in) begin to do (something) cautiously.
Origin
OE dyppan, of Gmc origin; related to deep.
DIP
Dial-up Internet Protocol (Reference: Linux)
DIP
Dual In-line Package (Reference: IC, DRAM)
Pronunciation examples for dip
1. that bounce, that dip,
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2. that we dip into.
Fay Bound-Alberti _ A Biography of Loneliness _ Talks at Google
3. starting to dip.
Lonely Planet's The Best in Travel 2013 _ Robert Reid _ Talks at Google
4. dip into the book.
Dear Female Founder - 66 Letters of Advice from Women Entrepreneurs _ Talks at Google
5. been a significant dip.
Building a Modern Art Collection _ Erik Hall _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of dip
1. There was a dip for a while throughout the country –– that there was a dip for a while.
2. "When Jane talks about a dip in form, well if you are in a football team and you have a dip then you don‘t get selected.
3. Güneţli Yođurt (Apricot Yogurt Dip): A delightful dip, brightly speckled with dried apricots, served on its own with bread or as part of a selection of meze.
4. Debt collectors can even dip into your tax refund.
5. Output would then dip to 10.5 million bpd by 2012.