dip

(noun) a depression in an otherwise level surface. Examples: "There was a dip in the road."

(noun) (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. Synonyms: angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.

(noun) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. Synonyms: pickpocket, cutpurse.

(noun) tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped.

(noun) a brief immersion.

(noun) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. Synonyms: drop, fall, free fall. Examples: "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."

(noun) a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow.

(noun) a brief swim in water. Synonyms: plunge.

(noun) a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms.

(verb) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. Synonyms: dunk, souse, plunge, douse. Examples: "Dip the garment into the cleaning solution." "Dip the brush into the paint."

(verb) dip into a liquid while eating. Synonyms: dunk. Examples: "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce."

(verb) go down momentarily. Examples: "Prices dipped."

(verb) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid.

(verb) take a small amount from. Examples: "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present."

(verb) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam. Synonyms: dim.

(verb) lower briefly. Examples: "She dipped her knee."

(verb) appear to move downward. Synonyms: sink. Examples: "The sun dipped below the horizon." "The setting sun sank below the tree line."

(verb) slope downwards. Examples: "Our property dips towards the river."

(verb) dip into a liquid. Synonyms: douse, duck. Examples: "He dipped into the pool."

(verb) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax.

(verb) immerse in a disinfectant solution. Examples: "Dip the sheep."

(verb) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container. Examples: "He dipped into his pocket."

(verb) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface. Examples: "Dip water out of a container."