dip

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

   dip the garment into the cleaning solution

2. 2
   verb

   to plunge one's hand or a receptacle into a container

   I dipped into my pocket to retrieve my wallet.

3. 3
   verb

   immerse in a disinfectant solution

   dip the sheep

4. 4
   verb

   to partially or totally submerge into a liquid

   They dipped into the pool.

5. 5
   verb

   slope downwards

   Our property dips towards the river

6. 6
   verb

   appear to move downward

   The sun dipped below the horizon

7. 7
   verb

   lower briefly

   I dipped my knee.

8. 8
   verb

   take a small amount from

   I had to dip into my savings to buy holiday presents.

Etymology

From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep.