a depression in an otherwise level surface; there was a dip in the road'

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

[ Syn: angle of dip , magnetic dip , magnetic inclination , inclination ]

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

[ Syn: pickpocket , cutpurse ]

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

a brief immersion

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

[ Syn: drop , fall , free fall ]

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

a brief swim in water

[ Syn: plunge ]

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

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

[ Syn: dunk , souse , plunge , douse ]

dip into a liquid; He dipped into the pool

[ Syn: douse , duck ]

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

immerse in a disinfectant solution; dip the sheep'

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; He dipped into his pocket'

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; dip water out of a container'

dip into a liquid while eating; She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce

[ Syn: dunk ]

go down momentarily; Prices dipped'

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

take a small amount from; I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present'

switch (a cars headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

[ Syn: dim ]

lower briefly; She dipped her knee'

appear to move downward; The sun dipped below the horizon; The setting sun sank below the tree line

[ Syn: sink ]

slope downwards; Our property dips towards the river'