to dip
2
7.6
To lower car headlights from high to low beam
- verb
- /dɪp/
- UK
:
poner las luces de cruce
- Before entering the busy street, he dipped his headlights to avoid blinding other drivers.
Examples
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The beam of the Chevy's headlights tilted and dipped as they bumped along the track toward the creek house.
Fiction book (1995) -
When driving at night, remember to dip your headlights for oncoming traffic.
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She quickly dipped her headlights as a car approached in the opposite lane.
Synonyms
to dim
vsto dip
4
3.7
To change car headlights from high to low beam
is the same action but uses a different verb form
Idioms
9.9
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
9.9
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
clam dip
- US
1
5.2
A cold creamy mixture of chopped clams and cream cheese eaten with crackers or chips
DIP switch
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dip for headlights comes from the basic idea 'to lower' or 'to go down'. So drivers 'dip' their beams to make the light lower and avoid blinding other people.