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dip [dɪp] vb dips, dipping, dipped 1. to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat 2. (intr) to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily sales dipped in November 3. (intr) to slope downwards the land dips towards the river 4. (intr) to sink or appear to sink quickly the sun dipped below the horizon 5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam US and Canadian word dim 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) a. to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc.) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etc. b. to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid 7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (tr) to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid 8. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to baptize (someone) by immersion 9. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc.) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell 10. (tr) to scoop up a liquid or something from a liquid in the hands or in a container 11. to lower or be lowered briefly she dipped her knee in a curtsy 12. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) (tr) to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax 13. (intr) to plunge a container, the hands, etc., into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object he dipped in his pocket for money 14. (intr; foll by in or into) to dabble (in); play (at) he dipped into black magic 15. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height 16. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (intr) (of a rock stratum or mineral vein) to slope downwards from the horizontal 17. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (intr; often foll by for) (in children's games) to select (a leader, etc.) by reciting any of various rhymes 18. (tr) Slang to pick (a person's) pocket n 1. the act of dipping or state of being dipped 2. a brief swim in water 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a. any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc. are dipped b. any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped 4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed 5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a depression, esp in a landscape 6. something taken up by dipping 7. a container used for dipping; dipper 8. a momentary sinking down 9. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc., from the horizontal plane 10. (Physics / General Physics) Also called angle of dip magnetic dip inclination the angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the plane of the horizon; the angle that a magnetic needle free to swing in a vertical plane makes with the horizontal 11. (Cookery) a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten 12. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Surveying the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation 13. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax 14. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a momentary loss of altitude when flying 15. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) a chinning exercise on the parallel bars 16. a slang word for pickpocket See also dip into, dip out [Old English dyppan; related to Old High German tupfen to wash, German taufen to baptize; see deep]
In naval mine warfare, the amount by which a moored mine is carried beneath its set depth by a current or tidal stream acting on the mine casing and mooring. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dip verb 2. drop (down), set, fall, lower, disappear, sink, fade, slump, descend, tilt, subside, sag, droop The sun dipped below the horizon. 3. slope, drop (down), descend, fall, decline, pitch, sink, incline, drop away a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel noun 1. plunge, ducking, soaking, drenching, immersion, douche, submersion Freshen the salad leaves with a quick dip into cold water. 3. hollow, hole, depression, pit, basin, dent, trough, indentation, concavity Turn right where the road makes a dip. 4. mixture, solution, preparation, suspension, infusion, concoction, dilution sheep dip 5. drop, cut, reduction, lowering, decline, slump, decrease, fall-off, downturn the current dip in farm spending dip into something 1. sample, try, skim, play at, glance at, run over, browse, dabble, peruse a chance to dip into a wide selection of books 2. draw upon, use, employ, extract, take from, make use of, fall back on, reach into, have recourse to She was forced to dip into her savings. Translations dip [dɪp] A. N 1. (= swim) → baño m, chapuzón m, zambullida f (LAm) to go for a dip → ir a darse un baño or un chapuzón 3. (Geol) [of rock strata, fault] → inclinación f angle of dip → buzamiento m, angulo m de inclinación magnetic dip → inclinación f (magnética) 4. (Culin) → salsa f (para mojar) B. VT C. VI 2. (= move down) [bird, plane] → bajar en picado; [temperature] → bajar; [sun] → esconderse the sun dipped below the hill → el sol se escondió tras la colina 3. (= draw on) to dip into one's savings (fig) → echar mano de los ahorros D. CPD dip switch N (Aut) → interruptor m de las luces cortas or de cruce, interruptor m de las luces bajas(LAm) dip [ˈdɪp] n (in road) → déclivité f (= reduction) → baisse f (to eat with crisps, celery sticks etc) sauce ou pâte préparée pour y tremper des chips ou des crudités, généralement servie lors de soirées ou de réceptions dip vt → in +acc) (into liquid) → tauchen; pen, hand, brush → (ein)tauchen; bread → (ein)tunken, stippen (inf); candles → ziehen; sheep → in Desinfektionslösung baden, dippen; to dip something in flour/egg → etw in Mehl/Ei wälzen (into bag, basket) hand → stecken (Brit Aut) headlights → abblenden; dipped headlights → Abblendlicht nt; her lights are dipped → sie fährt mit Abblendlicht vi (ground) → sich senken; (temperature, pointer on scale, prices) → fallen, sinken; (boat) → tauchen; the sun dipped behind the mountains → die Sonne verschwand hinter den Bergen n (= swim) to go for a or to have a dip → kurz or schnell mal schwimmen gehen, kurz reinspringen; after a or her dip she lay and sunbathed → nach einem kurzen Bad sonnte sie sich (in ground, = hollow) → Bodensenke f; (= slope) → Abfall m; the road took a dip → die Straße fiel ab (Phys: also angle of dip) → Inklination f, → Neigungswinkel m (Naut, of flag) → Dippen nt (Sport) → Beugestütz m dip [dɪp] 1. n c. (Culin) → salsetta d. (for sheep) → bagno 2. vt 3. vi (slope down, road) → essere in pendenza, andare in discesa; (move down, bird, plane) → abbassarsi; (temperature, sun) → calare to dip into one's pocket/savings (fig) → attingere al portafoglio/ai propri risparmi to dip into a book → scorrere un libro to dip into an author → leggere brani di un autore dip [dɪp] 1. n c. (Culin) → salsetta d. (for sheep) → bagno 2. vt 3. vi (slope down, road) → essere in pendenza, andare in discesa; (move down, bird, plane) → abbassarsi; (temperature, sun) → calare to dip into one's pocket/savings (fig) → attingere al portafoglio/ai propri risparmi to dip into a book → scorrere un libro to dip into an author → leggere brani di un autore v dip [dip] 1 to lower into any liquid for a moment He dipped his bread in the soup. doop يَغْمِسُ топвaм namočit, ponořit dyppe eintauchen βουτώ κτ. σε υγρό mojar sisse pistma, kastma فرو بردن؛ غوطه دادن upottaa tremper לִטבּוֹל डुबाना umočiti bemárt mencelupkan dÿfa í intingere ちょっと浸す 잠깐 담그다 panardinti, pamerkti iemērkt; iegremdēt celup dompelen dyppe, senke (ned i) zanurzać mergulhar a înmuia макать namočiť pomočiti umočiti doppa จุ่ม batırmak, daldırmak 浸 занурювати(ся); вмочати کسی مائع میں ہلکی سی ڈبکی دینا nhúng,nhấn chìm 浸 2 to slope downwards The road dipped just beyond the crossroads. inklineer يَنْحَدِر навеждам klesat skråne; gå nedad sich senken κατηφορίζω descender, bajar langema سرازیر شدن laskea descendre לָרֶדֶת कम होना nagibati se , spuštati se lejt menurun halla scendere 下がる 내리받이가 되다 leistis žemyn noslīdēt zemāk; nolaisties; vest lejup menurun dalen helle/skråne nedover opadać baixar a coborî идти под уклон klesať spustiti se spustiti se slutta, sänka sig ลาด yokuş aşağı gitmek, alçalmak 下降 спускати(ся) سطح سے نیچے اترنا dốc xuống 下降 3 to lower the beam of (car headlights) He dipped his lights as the other car approached. domp يُخْفِضُ الضَّوْء العالي في السَّيّارَه намалявам фаровете sklopit blænde ned abblenden μειώνω την ένταση, χαμηλώνω (π.χ. τα φώτα του αυτοκινήτου) bajar lähituledele üle minema کم کردن؛ پایین بردن vaihtaa lähivaloille (se) mettre en code לְהַנמִיך नीचे को आना oboriti svjetla „leveszi” a fényt meredupkan lækka ljósin abbassare 下に向ける (헤드라이트를) 하향(下向)하다 perjungti į artimąsias šviesas (par automašīnām) izslēgt tālās gaismas rendahkan dimmen blende (ned) zmieniać na krótkie baixar a micşora (lumina farurilor) переключать (фары) на ближний свет sklopiť zasenčiti (luči) smanjiti blända av ลดลง kısa farları yakmak 降低汽車頭燈亮度 перевести світло фар с дальнього на ближнє گاڑی کی روشنی کو جھپکی دینا hạ thoáng xuống 降低汽车头灯亮度 4 (of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute. laat sak يُخْفِضُ عَلَمَ السَّفينَه спускам pozdravit kippe dippen χαμηλώνω π.χ. σημαία σε χαιρετισμό bajar bandera tervituseks (lippu) langetama پایین بردن و فوراً بالا آوردن tervehtiä lippua laskemalla saluer (avec le pavillon) לְהַנמִיך לְרֶגָע सलामी में थोड़ी देर के लिए जहाज का झंडा झुकाना spustiti zastavu (kod pozdrava) zászlóval üdvözöl (hajót) menurunkan bendera dÿfa (fána) (abbassare una bandiera in segno di saluto) 旗をちょっと下げる (깃발을) 조금 낮추었다가 올리다 truputį nuleisti (vėliavą) (par kuģi) nolaist karogu (sveicienam) banggakan even neerlaten hilse med flagget zasalutować (flagą) baixar a saluta (prin coborârea pavilionului) салютовать флагом pozdraviť spustiti (zastavo v pozdrav) spustiti hälsa [] ลดธงลง bayrak indirmek 把旗下降後即行升起(對另一船揚旗致敬),行點旗禮 салютувати سلامی دینا hạ xuống rồi kéo lên ngay 把旗下降后即行升起(对另一船扬旗致敬),行点旗礼 n 1 a hollow (in a road etc) The car was hidden by a dip in the road. duik فَجْوَه، تَجْويف، حُفْرَه хлътване výmol, jáma hulning die Senkung κοίλωμα depresión, hondonada lohk گودی کوچک؛ فرورفتگی کوچک notkelma creux שֶׁקָע गड्ढा uleknina horpadás (földben) cekungan slakki avvallamento くぼみ 내리받이 įduba kritums lubang inzinking forsenkning, søkk dziura !! added 3rd meaning depressão groapă впадина výmoľ, jama luknja rupa sänka, svacka หลุม çukur 公路下凹部 заглиблення; укіс سڑک وغیرہ میں نشیب việc nhấn chìm 公路下凹部 2 a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped a cheese dip. doopsous غِماس، طعام تُغْمَس فيه اللقْمَه рядък соc omáčka, pomazánka dip die Tunke σάλτσα στην οποία βουτά κπ. στέρεα τροφή salsa kaste چاشنی؛ سس dippikastike hors-d'oeuvre crémeux מִטבָּל एक मिश्रण जिसमें बिस्कुट डुबाया जा सकता है umak mártás keju cair ídÿfa crema, salsa ディップ 찍어먹는 액체 padažas mērce celupan dipsaus dip molho sos соус nátierka, omáčka omaka umak dipsås น้ำจิ้ม daldırye sos 浸餅乾的調味醬 соус, підлива چٹنی یا مسالہ وغیرہ جس میں کوئی چیز ڈبو کے کھائی جاۓ nước chấm 浸饼干的调味酱 3 a short swim a dip in the sea. swem, induik غَطْسَه кратко плуване smočení dukkert kurzes Bad βουτιά chapuzón sukeldus آبتنی؛ شنای کوتاه kastautuminen baignade טִבילָה संक्षिप्त तैराकी uron megmártózás berenang stinga sér bagno ひと浴び 짧은 수영 išsimaudymas, murktelėjimas ātra izpeldēšanās berenang sekejap duik dukkert krótka kąpiel mergulho baie купание ovlaženie, rýchly kúpeľ kratko kopanje kratkotrajno kupanje u moru dopp การว่ายน้ำระยะสั้น dalıp çıkma 時間短暫的游泳 занурювання ڈبکی یا غوطہ لگانا đi tắm ào 时间短暂的游泳 dip into 1 to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money) I've been dipping into my savings recently. geld gebruik يَسْحَبُ من تَوْفيراتِه، يَغْمِسُ يَدَهُ في رَصيدِهِ، يُنْفِقُ бръквам vybrat z, sáhnout na gøre indhug i; tage hul på angreifen βάζω χέρι σε (μτφ.), αφαιρώ echar mano de kukrut kergendama برداشتن nostaa rahaa puiser (dans) לִמשוֹך כֶּסֶף कमी posegnuti za belenyúl a zsebébe menarik simpanan taka út attingere 使い込む (저축 등에) 손을 대다 imti iš ķerties pie (ietaupījumiem u.tml.) mengeluarkan simpanan een aanspraak doen op gjøre inngrep i sięgać recorrer a a lua bani (din) транжирить siahnuť do, načrieť seči (v) načeti ta av, tulla på ใช้เงินที่เก็บสะสมมา el atmak, kullanmak 亂花錢 потратити غلّے سے پیسہ نکالنا rút tiền ra 乱花钱 2 to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through. vlugtig kennis maak met يَتَصَفَّحُ كِتابا разглеждам nahlédnout kigge i; skimme einen Blick werfen in ρίχνω μια ματιά hojear, leer por encima pilku heitma بطور سطحی مطالعه کردن katsoa ohimennen feuilleter לְדַפדֵף בְּ- ध्यान लगा कर नहीं पढ़ना zaviriti belelapoz (könyvbe) melihat, membaca sebentar glugga í scorrere 拾い読みする 대강 훑어보다 žvilgterėti pavirši iepazīties (ar grāmatu, tēmu) melihat secara ringkas vluchtig bekijken kikke litt på; fuske i (faget) zaglądać folhear a-şi arunca ochii peste просматривать nahliadnuť prelistati (knjigo) zaviriti bläddra (titta) i, nosa på ดูคร่าว ๆ göz atmak, karıştırmak 草草閱讀(或學習) пробігти مختصرا مطلعہ کرنا xem lướt qua 草草阅读(或学习) dip → غَمْس, يَغْمِس namočit, omáčka dip, dyppe Dip, eintauchen βυθίζω, ντιπ meter algo en algo, meterse, salsa para mojar dippikastike, kastaa sauce, tremper umak, umočiti immergere, salsa ちょっと浸す, ディップソース 딥, (...을 ...에) 잠깐 담그다 dippen, dipsaus dip, dyppe sos, zanurzyć molhar, molho погружать, соус doppa, nedsänkning การจิ้มน้ำจิ้ม, จุ่ม daldırmak, ezme nhúng, nước chấm 蘸, 蘸酱 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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