dipverb
uk/dɪp/us/dɪp/-pp-dip verb (PUT INTO LIQUID)
B2 [ T ] to put something into a liquid for a short time:
[ T ] to put sheep for a short time into a container of liquid containing chemicals that kill harmful insects on the sheep's bodies
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- She dipped the material into the dye.
- The girls sat at the edge of the pool and dipped their toes into the water.
- Dad likes to dip his toast into his soup.
- He dipped the nib of the pen into the ink before starting to write.
- The cat dipped its paw into the goldfish bowl, but quickly pulled it out again.
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Movement on or through water
- dabble
- float
- hydroplane
- paddle
- raft
- row 1
- sail
- surface
- swim
- tack
- wade
- wallow
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dip verb (DROP)
B2 [ I ] to go down to a lower level:
[ T ] UK to make the beam from the lights at the front of a vehicle point down:
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Raising and lowering
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike sth up
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- jack sth up
- leverage
- lower
- pick sb/sth up
- prick (sth) up
- pry
- put
- ride
- ride up
- run
- scoop sth/sb up
- winch
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Phrasal verb(s)
dipnoun
uk/dɪp/us/dɪp/dip noun (LIQUID)
[ C or U ] a cold, thick sauce that you eat by dipping pieces of uncooked vegetable or biscuits, etc. into it
[ C usually singular ] a quick swim:
[ C or U ] a special liquid used for cleaning, etc.:
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Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles
- aioli
- apple sauce
- applesauce
- arrowroot
- aspic
- custard powder
- Dijon mustard
- French dressing
- garnish
- gravy
- mustard
- pesto
- piccalilli
- pickle
- purée
- tahini
- tartar sauce
- tomato ketchup
- topping
- vinaigrette
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dip noun (DROP)
[ C usually singular ] a part of something that is at a lower level or a movement to a lower level:
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Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dint
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- perforation
- piercing
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- tear 1
- wormhole
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dip noun (QUICK LOOK)
[ C usually singular ] a short time spent considering a subject:
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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