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(n) a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
(n) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(n) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(n) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
(n) a brief immersion
(n) 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"
(n) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
(n) a brief swim in water
(n) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
(v) 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"
(v) dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
(v) go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
(v) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
(v) switch (a car''s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
(v) lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
(v) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
(v) slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
(v) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
(v) of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
(v) immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
(v) scoop up by plunging one''s hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"

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