dip

[US]/dɪp/
[UK]/dɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. to cause to go down slightly, to sink (make) go down and then up
n. a bath, immersion in water; a slope, a depression; a decrease.

Phrases & Collocations

dip into

dip sauce

chip and dip

dip your toe

dip in water

dip in chocolate

dip a cookie

dip in fondue

dip in hummus

dip in ranch

hot dip

dip angle

dip in

hot dip galvanizing

take a dip

dip coating

steep dip

gentle dip

voltage dip

dip switch

lab dip

dip dyeing

dip process

dip soldering

Example Sentences

a dip in prices.

a quick dip into this publication.

a dip in the share price.

Let's dip the sheep.

she went for a dip in a pool.

dip one's head into water

took a dip to cool off.

take a dip in the briny

you won't have to dip into your savings.

dip the flag (in salute)

dip out (up) water with a ladle

The land dips gently to the south.

The birds rose and dip in their flight.

I'll allow the children to dip their bread into the soup.

dip water out of a bucket.

the cliff profile tends to be dominated by the dip of the beds.

On a hot day a dip in the sea is sheer paradise.

I like to dip and daddle with my robot friend.

Real-world Examples

The foot, the claw dipping into the water.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Wanna take a dip in the ocean?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Some of us get dipped in flat...

Source: Heart in a Flutter

They might take a dip to catch fish.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Water feels great, guys. Feel free to take a dip.

Source: We Bare Bears

Thank you. And then choose your dip.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Give me that no calorie spinach dip.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

Yeah. You thinking about taking a dip?

Source: English little tyrant

All of them are different kinds of dips.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And then we have a lucky dip, people.

Source: Gourmet Base

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