1. (noun) dip
a depression in an otherwise level surface
"there was a dip in the road"
2. (noun) dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
3. (noun) pickpocket, cutpurse, dip
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
4. (noun) dip
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
5. (noun) dip
a brief immersion
6. (noun) drop, dip, fall, free fall
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
7. (noun) dip
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8. (noun) dip, plunge
a brief swim in water
9. (verb) dip
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
10. (verb) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
11. (verb) dunk, dip
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
12. (verb) dip
go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
13. (verb) dip
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
14. (verb) dip
take a small amount from
"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
15. (verb) dim, dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
16. (verb) dip
lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
17. (verb) dip, sink
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
18. (verb) dip
slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
19. (verb) dip, douse, duck
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
20. (verb) dip
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
21. (verb) dip
immerse in a disinfectant solution
"dip the sheep"
22. (verb) dip
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
"He dipped into his pocket"
23. (verb) dip
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
"dip water out of a container"
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Definition of 'DIP' 
