dip
1
[ dip ]
/ dɪp /
verb (used with object), dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dip·ping.
verb (used without object), dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dip·ping.
noun
Idioms for dip
at the dip, Nautical.
not fully raised; halfway up the halyard: an answering pennant flown at the dip.
Compare close(def 75b).
Origin of dip
1
before 1000; Middle English
dippen (v.), Old English
dyppan; akin to German
taufen to baptize, and to
deep
synonym study for dip
1.
Dip,
immerse,
plunge refer to putting something into liquid. To
dip is to put down into a liquid quickly or partially and lift out again:
to dip a finger into water to test the temperature.
Immerse denotes a lowering into a liquid until covered by it:
to immerse meat in salt water.
Plunge adds a suggestion of force or suddenness to the action of dipping:
to plunge a chicken into boiling water before stripping off the feathers.
OTHER WORDS FROM dip
dip·pa·ble, adjective, noun un·dipped, adjectiveWords nearby dip
dioxan,
dioxane,
dioxide,
dioxin,
dioxygenase,
dip,
dip circle,
dip fault,
dip into,
dip needle,
dip net
Definition for dip (2 of 4)
Origin of dip
2
by shortening
Definition for dip (3 of 4)
dip
3
[ dip ]
/ dɪp /
noun Slang.
a naive, foolish, or obnoxious person.
Origin of dip
3
probably back formation from
dippy
Definition for dip (4 of 4)
DIP
[ dip ]
/ dɪp /
noun Computers.
a packaged chip that connects to a circuit board by means of pins.
Origin of DIP
d(ual)
i(n-line)
p(ackage)
Example sentences from the Web for dip
British Dictionary definitions for dip
dip
/ (dɪp) /
verb dips, dipping or dipped
noun
Word Origin for dip
Old English
dyppan; related to Old High German
tupfen to wash, German
taufen to baptize; see
deep
Scientific definitions for dip
dip
[ dĭp ]
The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.
See magnetic inclination.