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D0236800 (dĭp)v. dipped, dip·ping, dips v.tr.1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.2. To color or dye by immersing: dip Easter eggs.3. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.4. To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.5. To galvanize or plate (metal) by immersion.6. To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle: dip water out of a bucket.7. To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.8. To lower or drop (something) suddenly: dipped my head to avoid the branch.9. Slang To pick the pockets of.v.intr.1. To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.2. To plunge the hand or a receptacle into liquid or a container, especially so as to take something up or out: I dipped into my pocket for some coins.3. To withdraw a small amount from a fund: We dipped into our savings.4. To drop down or sink out of sight suddenly: The sun dipped below the horizon.5. To drop suddenly before climbing. Used of an aircraft.6. To slope downward; decline: The road dipped.7. To decline slightly and usually temporarily: Sales dipped after Christmas.8. Geology To lie at an angle to the horizontal plane, as a rock stratum or vein.9. a. To read here and there at random; browse: dipping into Chaucer.b. To investigate a subject superficially; dabble: dipped into psychology.10. Slang To steal by picking pockets.11. To place a preparation of finely shredded tobacco in one's mouth.n.1. A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.2. A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.3. A savory creamy mixture into which crackers, raw vegetables, or other foods may be dipped.4. An amount taken up by dipping.5. A container for dipping.6. A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.7. A downward slope; a decline.8. A sharp downward course; a drop: a dip in prices.9. Geology The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.10. a. Linguistics A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.b. The unstressed portion of a metrical foot.11. Magnetic dip.12. A hollow or depression.13. Sports A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.14. Slang A pickpocket.15. Slang A foolish or stupid person.16. A preparation of finely shredded tobacco, usually placed between the lower lip and gum. Also called snuff.

[Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan; see dheub- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 15, back-formation from dippy.]

dip

(dɪp) vb, dips, dipping or dipped1. to plunge or be plunged quickly or briefly into a liquid, esp to wet or coat2. (intr) to undergo a slight decline, esp temporarily: sales dipped in November. 3. (intr) to slope downwards: the land dips towards the river. 4. (intr) to sink or appear to sink quickly: the sun dipped below the horizon. 5. (Automotive Engineering) (tr) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam. US and Canadian word: dim 6. (Agriculture) (tr) a. to immerse (poultry, sheep, etc) briefly in a liquid chemical to rid them of or prevent infestation by insects, etcb. to immerse (grain, vegetables, or wood) in a preservative liquid7. (Dyeing) (tr) to stain or dye by immersing in a liquid8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to baptize (someone) by immersion9. (Metallurgy) (tr) to plate or galvanize (a metal, etc) by immersion in an electrolyte or electrolytic cell10. (tr) to scoop up (a liquid or something from a liquid) in the hands or in a container11. to lower or be lowered briefly: she dipped her knee in a curtsy. 12. (Crafts) (tr) to make (a candle) by plunging the wick into melted wax13. (intr) to plunge a container, the hands, etc, into something, esp to obtain or retrieve an object: he dipped in his pocket for money. 14. (intr; foll by in or into) to dabble (in); play (at): he dipped into black magic. 15. (Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft) to drop suddenly and then regain height16. (Geological Science) (intr) (of a rock stratum or mineral vein) to slope downwards from the horizontal17. (Games, other than specified) (often foll by: for) (in children's games) to select a leader, etc by reciting any of various rhymes18. (tr) slang to pick (a person's) pocketn19. the act of dipping or state of being dipped20. a brief swim in water21. (Agriculture) a. any liquid chemical preparation in which poultry, sheep, etc are dippedb. any liquid preservative into which objects, esp of wood, are dipped22. (Dyeing) a preparation of dyeing agents into which fabric is immersed23. (Physical Geography) a depression, esp in a landscape24. something taken up by dipping25. a container used for dipping; dipper26. a momentary sinking down27. (Geological Science) the angle of slope of rock strata, fault planes, etc, from the horizontal plane28. (General Physics) Also called: angle of dip, magnetic dip or inclination the angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the plane of the horizon; the angle that a magnetic needle free to swing in a vertical plane makes with the horizontal29. (Cookery) a creamy mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten30. (Surveying) surveying the angular distance of the horizon below the plane of observation31. (Crafts) a candle made by plunging a wick repeatedly into wax32. (Aeronautics) a momentary loss of altitude when flying33. (Gymnastics) (in gymnastics) a chinning exercise on the parallel bars34. a slang word for pickpocket[Old English dyppan; related to Old High German tupfen to wash, German taufen to baptize; see deep]

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v. dipped, dip•ping,
n. v.t. 1. to plunge temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten, dye, or take up some of the liquid. 2. to take up by bailing or ladling: to dip water out of a boat. 3. to lower and raise: to dip a flag in salutation. 4. to immerse in a solution containing an insecticide or pesticide. 5. to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax. 6. Chiefly Brit. to lower (headlights); dim. v.i. 7. to plunge into a liquid and emerge quickly. 8. to reach down into a liquid or container so as to remove something (usu. fol. by into). 9. to withdraw something in small amounts: to dip into one's savings. 10. to sink: The sun dipped below the horizon. 11. to incline downward: The road dips into a valley. 12. to decrease slightly or temporarily: Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays. 13. to engage slightly in a subject: to dip into astronomy. 14. to read here and there in a book or author's work (often fol. by into). n. 15. the act of dipping. 16. something taken up by dipping. 17. a scoop of ice cream. 18. a substance into which something is dipped. 19. a creamy mixture of seasoned foods for scooping with a cracker, potato chip, etc., served as an appetizer. 20. a solution containing an insecticide or pesticide for use in dipping animals. 21. a momentary lowering. 22. a moderate or temporary decrease. 23. a downward inclination, slope, or course. 24. the amount of this. 25. a hollow or depression in the land. 26. a brief swim. 27. the downward inclination of a mineral vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal. 28. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. 29. a short downward plunge, as of an airplane. 30. Slang. pickpocket. [before 1000; Middle English dippen (v.), Old English dyppan] dip′pa•ble, adj. syn: 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 lobster into boiling water.

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n. Slang. a naive, foolish, or obnoxious person. [1930–35, Amer.; probably back formation from dippy]

dip

In naval mine warfare, the amount by which a moored mine is carried beneath its set depth by a current or tidal stream acting on the mine casing and mooring.

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Past participle: dipped
Gerund: dipping

Imperative
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Present
I dip
you dip
he/she/it dips
we dip
you dip
they dip

Preterite
I dipped
you dipped
he/she/it dipped
we dipped
you dipped
they dipped

Present Continuous
I am dipping
you are dipping
he/she/it is dipping
we are dipping
you are dipping
they are dipping

Present Perfect
I have dipped
you have dipped
he/she/it has dipped
we have dipped
you have dipped
they have dipped

Past Continuous
I was dipping
you were dipping
he/she/it was dipping
we were dipping
you were dipping
they were dipping

Past Perfect
I had dipped
you had dipped
he/she/it had dipped
we had dipped
you had dipped
they had dipped

Future
I will dip
you will dip
he/she/it will dip
we will dip
you will dip
they will dip

Future Perfect
I will have dipped
you will have dipped
he/she/it will have dipped
we will have dipped
you will have dipped
they will have dipped

Future Continuous
I will be dipping
you will be dipping
he/she/it will be dipping
we will be dipping
you will be dipping
they will be dipping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dipping
you have been dipping
he/she/it has been dipping
we have been dipping
you have been dipping
they have been dipping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dipping
you will have been dipping
he/she/it will have been dipping
we will have been dipping
you will have been dipping
they will have been dipping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dipping
you had been dipping
he/she/it had been dipping
we had been dipping
you had been dipping
they had been dipping

Conditional
I would dip
you would dip
he/she/it would dip
we would dip
you would dip
they would dip

Past Conditional
I would have dipped
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
	2.	dip - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonangle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclinationnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
	3.	dip - a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public placescutpurse, pickpocketstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	4.	dip - tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dippedbean dip - a dip made of cooked beanscheese dip - a dip made of cheesesclam dip - a dip made of clams and soft cream cheeseguacamole - a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasoningscondiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
	5.	dip - a brief immersionimmersion, submergence, submerging, submersion - sinking until covered completely with water
	6.	dip - 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"free fall, drop, falldecrement, decrease - the amount by which something decreasescorrection - a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
	7.	dip - a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallowcandle, wax light, taper - stick of wax with a wick in the middle
	8.	dip - a brief swim in water plungeswim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
	9.	dip - a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the armsgymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
Verb	1.	dip - 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"dunk, souse, douse, plungesop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
	2.	dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"dunkeat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	3.	dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"wane, go down, decline - grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
	4.	dip - stain an object by immersing it in a liquidstain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
	5.	dip - take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
	6.	dip - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beamdimchange intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
	7.	dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	8.	dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"sinksubside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"decline - go down; "The roof declines here"
	9.	dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
	10.	dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"douse, duckdip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - 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.	dip - place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid waxcreate from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	12.	dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
	13.	dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
	14.	dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"lift out, scoop, scoop up, scoop out, take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

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verb1. plunge, immerse, bathe, duck, rinse, douse, dunk, souse Dip the food into the sauce.2. drop (down), set, fall, lower, disappear, sink, fade, slump, descend, tilt, subside, sag, droop The sun dipped below the horizon.3. slope, drop (down), descend, fall, decline, pitch, sink, incline, drop away a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel4. drop, fall, lower, decline, sink, dive, diminish, tumble, descend Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month.5. dim, dull, turn down, darken, bedim He dipped the headlights of his car.noun1. plunge, ducking, soaking, drenching, immersion, douche, submersion Freshen the salad leaves with a quick dip into cold water.2. nod, drop, lowering, slump, sag She acknowledged me with a slight dip of the head.3. hollow, hole, depression, pit, basin, dent, trough, indentation, concavity Turn right where the road makes a dip.4. mixture, solution, preparation, suspension, infusion, concoction, dilution sheep dip5. drop, cut, reduction, lowering, decline, slump, decrease, fall-off, downturn the current dip in farm spending6. sauce, dressing, relish prawns with avocado dip7. bathe, swim, plunge, dive, splash, paddle Let's have a dip in the pool.dip into something1. sample, try, skim, play at, glance at, run over, browse, dabble, peruse a chance to dip into a wide selection of books2. draw upon, use, employ, extract, take from, make use of, fall back on, reach into, have recourse to She was forced to dip into her savings.

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verb1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:douse, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse.2. To immerse in a coloring solution:color, dye.3. To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it:bail, lade, ladle, scoop (up).4. To slope downward:decline, descend, drop, fall, pitch, sink.phrasal verb
dip intoTo look through reading matter casually:browse, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through).noun1. The act of swimming:duck, dunk, plunge, swim.2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:decline, descent, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble.3. An area sunk below its surroundings:basin, concavity, depression, hollow, pit, sag, sink, sinkhole.4. Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.Informal: dope, gander, goose.Slang: cretin, ding-dong, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

Translations

下倾凹陷处把…下降后即行升起时间短暂的游泳浸

dip

(dip) – past tense, past participle dipped – verb1. to lower into any liquid for a moment. He dipped his bread in the soup.浸2. to slope downwards. The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.下倾3. to lower the beam of (car headlights). He dipped his lights as the other car approached.降低汽车头灯亮度4. (of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute. 把旗下降后即行升起（对另一船扬旗致敬），行点旗礼 noun1. a hollow (in a road etc). The car was hidden by a dip in the road.凹陷处2. a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped. a cheese dip.浸饼干的调味酱3. a short swim. a dip in the sea.时间短暂的游泳dip into1. to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money). I've been dipping into my savings recently.动用...2. to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner. I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through. 浏览，草草阅读（或学习）

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verb plunge

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immerse
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rinse
douse
dunk
souse

verb drop (down)

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drop (down)
set
fall
lower
disappear
sink
fade
slump
descend
tilt
subside
sag
droop

verb slope

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slope
drop (down)
descend
fall
decline
pitch
sink
incline
drop away

verb drop

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drop
fall
lower
decline
sink
dive
diminish
tumble
descend

verb dim

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dim
dull
turn down
darken
bedim

noun plunge

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plunge
ducking
soaking
drenching
immersion
douche
submersion

noun nod

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nod
drop
lowering
slump
sag

noun hollow

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hollow
hole
depression
pit
basin
dent
trough
indentation
concavity

noun mixture

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mixture
solution
preparation
suspension
infusion
concoction
dilution

noun drop

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drop
cut
reduction
lowering
decline
slump
decrease
fall-off
downturn

noun sauce

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sauce
dressing
relish

noun bathe

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bathe
swim
plunge
dive
splash
paddle

phrase dip into something: sample

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sample
try
skim
play at
glance at
run over
browse
dabble
peruse

phrase dip into something: draw upon

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draw upon
use
employ
extract
take from
make use of
fall back on
reach into
have recourse to

Synonyms for dip

verb to plunge briefly in or into a liquid

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douse
duck
dunk
immerge
immerse
souse
submerge
submerse

verb to immerse in a coloring solution

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color
dye

verb to take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it

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bail
lade
ladle
scoop

verb to slope downward

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decline
descend
drop
fall
pitch
sink

phrase dip into: to look through reading matter casually

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browse
flip through
glance at
leaf
riffle
run through
scan
skim
thumb

noun the act of swimming

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duck
dunk
plunge
swim

noun a usually swift downward trend, as in prices

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decline
descent
dive
downslide
downswing
downtrend
downturn
drop
drop-off
fall
nosedive
plunge
skid
slide
slump
tumble

noun an area sunk below its surroundings

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basin
concavity
depression
hollow
pit
sag
sink
sinkhole

noun one deficient in judgment and good sense

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ass
fool
idiot
imbecile
jackass
mooncalf
moron
nincompoop
ninny
nitwit
simple
simpleton
softhead
tomfool
dope
gander
goose
cretin
ding-dong
goof
jerk
nerd
schmo
schmuck
turkey

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noun a depression in an otherwise level surface

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impression
depression

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

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angle of dip
magnetic dip
magnetic inclination
inclination

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natural philosophy
physics
angle

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

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cutpurse
pickpocket

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stealer
thief

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

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bean dip
cheese dip
clam dip
guacamole
condiment

noun a brief immersion

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immersion
submergence
submerging
submersion

noun a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

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free fall
drop
fall

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decrement
decrease
correction
voltage drop

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

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candle
wax light
taper

noun a brief swim in water

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plunge

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swim
swimming

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

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gymnastic exercise

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

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dunk
souse
douse
plunge

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sop
immerse
plunge
douse
duck
dip
dabble

verb dip into a liquid while eating

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dunk

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verb go down momentarily

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wane
go down
decline

verb stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

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stain

verb take a small amount from

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draw off
take out
withdraw
draw

verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

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change intensity

verb lower briefly

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bring down
let down
lower
take down
get down

verb appear to move downward

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sink

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subside
decline

verb slope downwards

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slope
incline
pitch

verb dip into a liquid

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douse
duck

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dip
dunk
souse
douse
plunge

verb place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

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create from raw material
create from raw stuff

verb immerse in a disinfectant solution

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immerse
plunge

verb plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

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immerse
plunge

verb scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

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lift out
scoop
scoop up
scoop out
take up

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verb plunge

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verb drop (down)

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verb slope

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verb drop

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verb dim

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noun plunge

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noun nod

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noun hollow

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noun mixture

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noun drop

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noun sauce

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noun bathe

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phrase dip into something: sample

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phrase dip into something: draw upon

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verb to plunge briefly in or into a liquid

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verb to immerse in a coloring solution

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verb to take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it

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verb to slope downward

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phrase dip into: to look through reading matter casually

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