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dip
v. immerse in a liquid; decrease, decline; reduce, lower
 
n. immersion in a liquid; decrease, decline; reduction, lowering
 
DIP (Dual In-line Package)
type of memory chip with dual rows of connecting pins on two sides (Computers)


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DIP
Dip has many meanings:Dip (dance move), a partner dance moveDip (Catalan myth), an evil demonic dog that drinks people's bloodDual in-line package, an electronics package with pins lying along two linesDIP switch, a number of electric switches in a dual in-line packageDip (food), a type of sauce into which food is dippedDipping tobacco, colloquial name for American moist snuffStrike and dip, indicates the orientation of a planar surface with respect to the horizontalDip slope is a geological term for a slope parallel to the dip.magnetic dip, angle made with the horizontal at any point by the Earth's magnetic fieldDip circle, used to measure the angle between magnetic dip and the horizonThe Dip, in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, a mixture of volatile fluids used to kill animated characters. Dip (exercise), a type of strength training exercise.The dip Dialup IP driverDependency inversion principle
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dip
Noun
1. a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
(hypernym) depression, impression, imprint
2. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(synonym) angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination
(hypernym) angle
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(synonym) pickpocket, cutpurse
(hypernym) thief, stealer
4. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
(hypernym) condiment
(hyponym) bean dip
(derivation) dunk
5. a brief immersion
(hypernym) submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion
6. 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"
(synonym) drop, fall, free fall
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) correction
7. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
(hypernym) candle, taper, wax light
8. a brief swim in water
(synonym) plunge
(hypernym) swimming, swim
(derivation) douse, duck
9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
(hypernym) gymnastic exercise
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) dunk, souse, plunge, douse
(hypernym) immerse, plunge
(hyponym) sop
2. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
(synonym) dunk
(hypernym) eat
3. go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
(hypernym) decline, go down, wane
4. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
(hypernym) stain
5. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
(synonym) dim
(hypernym) change intensity
6. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
(hypernym) lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
7. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
(synonym) sink
(hypernym) decline
(hyponym) subside
8. slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
(hypernym) slope, incline, pitch
9. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
(synonym) douse, duck
(hypernym) dunk, souse, plunge, douse
(derivation) plunge
10. of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
11. immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
(hypernym) immerse, plunge
12. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
(hypernym) scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up


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Dip (der)
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Dip (Diputación)
C.C., County Council

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