dip
🇺🇸
/dɪp/
🇬🇧
/dɪp/
verb
C1
to put something into a liquid and take it out quickly
She dipped the cookie into the milk.
C1
to go down or make something go down
The path dipped down into the valley.
R
to lower car headlights to avoid blinding other drivers
Please dip your headlights when another car comes.
R
to put animals in liquid to kill insects
Farmers dip sheep to keep them healthy.
noun
R
a quick swim
We took a quick dip in the lake.
R
a short decrease in amount or level
There was a dip in sales last month.
R
a low area between higher areas
The road goes through a dip in the hills.
R
a thick sauce for dipping food
I like to eat chips with dip.
R
liquid used to dip animals to kill insects
The farmer prepared the dip for the sheep.
R
a quick look at something
I took a quick dip into the book.
R
a quick down and up movement
He gave a polite dip of his head.
translation
to put something into a liquid and take it out quickly; to go down or make something go down; to lower car headlights to avoid blinding other drivers; to put animals in liquid to kill insects
a quick swim; a short decrease in amount or level; a low area between higher areas; a thick sauce for dipping food; liquid used to dip animals to kill insects; a quick look at something; a quick down and up movement
Word Forms
Past
dipped
Progressive
dipping
3rd Present
dips
Perfect
dipped
Plural
dips