Dip
- Dip
- Dip Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to
Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS.
d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d["o]pa, Goth. daupjan,
Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl? hollow, and to E.
dive. Cf. {Deep}, {Dive}.]
1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into
a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.
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The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. --Lev.
iv. 6.
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[Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny
deep. --Pope.
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While the prime swallow dips his wing. --Tennyson.
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2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. --Book of
Common Prayer. Fuller.
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3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]
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A cold shuddering dew
Dips me all o'er. --Milton.
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4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
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He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons.
--Dryden.
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5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other
receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; -- often
with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out
water.
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6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]
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Live on the use and never dip thy lands. --Dryden.
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{Dipped candle}, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick
in melted tallow.
{To dip snuff}, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and
teeth. [Southern U. S.]
{To dip the colors} (Naut.), to lower the colors and return
them to place; -- a form of naval salute.
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DIP — may refer to: Contents 1 As a three letter acronym 1.1 In science and technology 1.1.1 In computer scie … Wikipedia
Dip — Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dip — [n1] submersion in liquid bath, dive, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, plunge, soak, soaking, swim; concept 256 dip [n2] something for dunking concoction, dilution, infusion, mixture, preparation, solution, suffusion, suspension; concepts… … New thesaurus
dip — ► VERB (dipped, dipping) 1) (dip in/into) put or lower briefly in or into. 2) sink, drop, or slope downwards. 3) (of a level or amount) temporarily become lower or smaller. 4) lower or move downwards. 5) Brit. lower the beam of (a … English terms dictionary
dip — [dip] vt. dipped or occas.Now Rare dipt, dipping [ME dippen < OE dyppan, to immerse < Gmc * dup , to be deep: see DIMPLE] 1. to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse 2. to dye in this way 3. to clean… … English World dictionary
Dip — Dip, v. i. 1. To immerse one s self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink. [1913 Webster] The sun s rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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DIP — index immerse (plunge into), subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 DIP … Law dictionary
dip — s.n. Cuvânt de origine engleză, utilizat în gastronomie pentru sos rece de consistenţa unei paste în care se înmoaie diferite alimente în formă de bastonaşe (tije de legume, grisine) înainte de a fi consumate. Trimis de gal, 04.05.2005. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
