dip
dip · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To put or lower something briefly into a liquid.
- 2.
To decrease or decline temporarily.
- 3.
To lower and raise something quickly.
- 4.
To slope downward.
- 5.
To reach into something to take out a portion.
- 6.
A brief swim.
- 7.
A thick sauce for dipping food.
- 8.
A downward slope or decrease.
- 9.
A momentary decline.
Related words
Etymology
From Old English dyppan meaning "to immerse, baptize by immersion," related to deep. The noun sense developed from the verb in the 16th century.