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to dip

to dip

59 2.7
To move down at an angle
  • verb
  • /dɪp/
: bajar
  • The path dips downward steeply before it levels out again.

The plane wasn't dipping, the level was flat.

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Examples

  • As the sun begins to dip below the horizon, the sky turns a beautiful shade of orange.

  • Beyond that long flat stretch, the ground dips toward a wide shallow creek.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Now, dip your shoulder, keep your head up and run through me!

    Gridiron Gang (2006)

  • We need to go as soon as the sun dips down.

    Phoenix Forgotten (2017)

  • You'll have to dip your left wing.

    Airplane! (1980)

  • We see her dip her shoulders into the whitewash.

  • Tonight's temperatures will dip below 28 degrees!

    Hubie Halloween (2020)

  • But the man smiled and dipped his head at me.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Margaret brought the bucket of water to the women, who dipped cloths into it and began to wash Lily.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Halfway through, Grandpa's rod tip dipped, and he had a fish hooked.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

to fall
vsto dip
∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

lowers briefly and without relying on gravity or sudden motion
to come down
vsto dip
∞ 2.8

To become lower, for example temperature or prices

lowers briefly or slopes slightly rather than showing long decline
to lower
vsto dip
408 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

lasts only a short time rather than causing a general change
to go down
vsto dip
389 1.9

To become less in amount, size, or value

is usually a short physical lowering not a general decrease
to descend
vsto dip
169 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

lowers briefly or slopes slightly rather than moving fully down
to drop down
vsto dip
90 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

lowers briefly and often controlled rather than falling by force
to slant
vsto dip
12 3.7

To lean or tilt in one direction

is usually a brief tilt or quick lowering rather than a steady angle
to incline
vsto dip
7 4.4

To bend your head or upper body as a sign of respect

lowers briefly in many contexts not only as a gesture
to decline
vsto dip
1 3.4

To slope downward toward a lower level

shows a short downward slope or brief lowering not long-term change

Antonyms

to elevate
122 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

Idioms

dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians
  • Offensive
9.9

A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive

to dip one's pen in someone else's inkwell
  • Archaic
9.9

To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit

Phrasal Verbs

to dip into
20 4.0

Use a small amount of money or other resource for a short time

to take a dip
  • Jargon
9 2.8

To go into the water for a short time to swim or cool off

to dip out
  • Informal
2 9.1

To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others

to dip into
1 5.1

Read parts of a book or magazine rather than all of it

to dip solder
  • Specialized
1 9.0

To solder something by dipping it into a bath of hot liquid metal

to dip into one's savings
4.1

Take some money you have saved to pay for an emergency or big cost

Compounds

bean dip
7 1.1

A creamy spread of cooked beans and spices for eating with chips

skinny-dip
  • NSFW
2 8.9

A swim while naked, often outdoors

cheese dip
2 1.1

A warm sauce of melted cheese served for dipping chips or bread

clam dip
  • US
1 5.2

A cold creamy mixture of chopped clams and cream cheese eaten with crackers or chips

sheep dip
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A liquid that kills parasites on sheep like lice and ticks

DIP switch
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options

magnetic dip
  • Specialized
1 7.9

The tilt between Earth's magnetic field and the flat ground at a place

dip circle
  • Specialized
9.9

A tool that measures the tilt of Earth's magnetic field

angle of dip
  • Specialized
9.1

The angle a magnetic needle makes with the horizon at a place

krab dip
  • US
6.1

A creamy sauce made with imitation crab and cream cheese to eat with crackers

lucky dip
  • UK
5.3

A game where you pick a surprise gift by chance

How Low

to plunge
81 3.8
to descend
169 2.7
to dip
59 2.7
to slant
12 3.7

Surface Forms

dip infinitive
dipped past
dipped past participle
dipping present participle
dips third person singular

Etymology

Dip meaning to move or slope downward comes from the old sense 'to sink a little'. So to say a road 'dips' is to say it goes down a short way.