| Front | dip |
|---|---|
| Back | dip verb, noun BrE /dɪp/ NAmE /dɪp/ verb verb forms word origin example bank (-pp-) 1 [transitive] to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again ~ sth (into sth) He dipped the brush into the paint. ~ sth (in) Dip your hand in to see how hot the water is. The fruit had been dipped in chocolate. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this fall (+ adv./prep.) The sun dipped below the horizon. Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million. The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town. ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) The plane dipped its wings. 3 [transitive] ~ sth (BrE) if you dip your headlights when driving a car at night, you make the light from them point down so that other drivers do not have the light in their eyes 4 [transitive] ~ sth when farmers dip animals, especially sheep, they put them in a bath of a liquid containing chemicals in order to kill insects, etc. dip into your ˈpocket (informal) to spend some of your own money on sth She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs. dip a ˈtoe in/into sth| dip a ˈtoe in/into the water (informal) to start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market. ˌdip ˈinto sth 1 to put your hand into a container to take sth out She dipped into her purse and took out some coins. 2 to read or watch only parts of sth I have only had time to dip into the report. 3 to take an amount from money that you have saved We took out a loan for the car because we didn't want to dip into our savings. noun word origin example bank 1 [countable] (informal) a quick swim Let's go for a dip before breakfast. 2 [countable] a decrease in the amount or success of sth, usually for only a short period fall a sharp dip in profits 3 [countable] a place where a surface suddenly drops to a lower level and then rises again a dip in the road The village lay in a dip among the hills. Puddles had formed in the dips. 4 [countable, uncountable] a thick mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten 5 [uncountable, countable] a liquid containing a chemical into which sheep and other animals can be dipped in order to kill insects on them 6 [singular] ~ into sth a quick look at sth A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view. 7 [countable, usually singular] a quick movement of sth down and up He gave a dip of his head. see also lucky dip |
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