to dip

Examples

• All

• There was nothing to do but dip into their savings.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I had to dip into petty cash.

  The Lone Ranger (2013)

• Or maybe we could dip into your boat fund.

  Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

• We have our savings and dip into it only when helping our children in this economy.

  Blog text (32)

• Well, I'm going to have to dip into my bag.

• I'll just dip into my own pocket.

  Pocket Money (1972)

• You advised us to dip into the little bit that we have for Vicky's education until the insurance claim was processed.

  Due Season (2022)

• In fact, his family was dipping into cash reserves to replace farm equipment.

  Academic text (1996)

• I dipped into Max's maintenance account for about $20,000.

  The Boost (1988)

• If money is tight, I might need to dip into my savings to pay for unexpected expenses.

Synonyms

D

to dip into

vsto dip

4 4.0

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

is used for occasional taking to cover extra or irregular costs

D

to dip into one's savings

vsto dip

1 4.1

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

is broader, applying to small amounts from any supply for irregular needs

Antonyms

C

to contribute

883 2.7

To give money, help, or ideas to make something work

Idioms

D

dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians

• Offensive

9.9

A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive

D

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

T

to take a dip

• Jargon

7 2.8

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

D

to dip into

4 4.0

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

D

to dip into

1 5.1

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

D

to dip out

• Informal

1 9.1

To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others

D

to dip into one's savings

1 4.1

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

D

to dip solder

• Specialized

9.0

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

Compounds

B

bean dip

5 1.1

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

S

skinny-dip

• NSFW

4 8.9

A swim while naked, often outdoors

C

cheese dip

1 1.1

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

C

clam dip

• US

1 5.2

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

D

DIP switch

• Specialized

1 6.3

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

S

sheep dip

• Specialized

1 8.4

A liquid that kills parasites on sheep like lice and ticks

D

dip circle

• Specialized

9.9

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

A

angle of dip

• Specialized

9.1

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

K

krab dip

• US

6.1

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

L

lucky dip

• UK

5.3

A game where you pick a surprise gift by chance

M

magnetic dip

• Specialized

7.9

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

How Much

to exhaust

68 3.7

to deplete

13 6.3

to take

∞ 1.0

to dip

26 5.1

Surface Forms

Etymology