dip
1. dip \'dip\ vb or dipped; or dip.ping [ME dippen, fr. OE dyppan; akin to
OHG tupfen to wash, Lith (Xdubus deep 1a: to plunge or immerse momentarily
or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or
coat 1b: to thrust in a way to suggest immersion 1c: to immerse (as a hog)
in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution 2: to lift a portion of by
reaching below the surface with something shape d to hold liquid : LADLE
archaic 3a: INVOLVE 3b: MORTGAGE 4: to lower and then raise again {~ a
flag in salute} 1a: to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge 1b: to
immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material 2a: to
drop down or out of sight esp. suddenly of a plane 2b: to drop suddenly
before climbing 2c: to decline or decrease moderately and usu. temporarily
{prices di pped} 3: to reach down inside or below a surface esp. to
withdraw a part of the contents 4: to delve casually or tentatively into
something; specif : to re ad superficially 5: to incline downward from the
plane of the horizon
2. dip n 1: an act of dipping : as 1a: a brief plunge into the water for
sport or exercise 1b: an exercise on the parallel bars in which the
performer rests on his ha nds, lets his arms bend until his chin is level
with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms 2:
inclination downward : 2a: PITCH 2b: a sharp downward course : DROP 2c:
the angle that a stratum or similar geological feature makes with a hor
izontal plane 3: the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle
free to rotate in the vertical plane 4: HOLLOW, DEPRESSION 5: something
obtained by or used in dipping 6: a liquid preparation into which
something may be dipped slang 7: PICKPOCKET
Webster's English Dictionary