dip
dip Lexical Profile
dip Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thick, flavorful sauce or creamy mixture into which bite-sized foods, such as raw vegetables, crackers, or tortilla chips, are briefly immersed before eating.
"She prepared a fresh spinach and artichoke dip to serve with toasted pita bread at the gathering."
A temporary downward slope, hollow, or decline in a physical surface, level, or numeric value.
"The retail sector experienced a slight dip in consumer spending during the third quarter."
A brief, refreshing swim in a body of water or a swimming pool.
"We took a quick morning dip in the lake before eating breakfast on the porch."
An upper-body strength exercise in which a person supports their weight on parallel bars or a bench and lowers and raises their body by bending and straightening the elbows.
"He finished his upper-body workout with three sets of parallel bar dips."
• verb
To put or lower something briefly into a liquid, sauce, or container before taking it out again.
"The artist paused to dip her brush into the jar of clean water."
To drop, sink, or slope downward, often temporarily or slightly.
"Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight across the valley."
To reach a hand, scoop, or ladle into a container to take out a portion of its contents.
"He dipped into the barrel to scoop out a measure of oats for the horses."
British To lower the beam of a motor vehicle's headlights to reduce glare for oncoming traffic.
"Remember to dip your headlights when approaching another car on narrow country lanes at night."
• Rhymes for dip
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dyppan' (to immerse or baptize), from Proto-Germanic '*duppjanan', which shares a common root with the adjective 'deep'.