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dip

n. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

dip

n. a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"

dip

n. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

dip, plunge

n. a brief swim in water

drop, dip, fall, free fall

n. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "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"

pickpocket, cutpurse, dip

n. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination

n. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

DIP, DOS Internet Programm

n. regional software magazine

dip

v. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"

dip

v. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

dip

v. take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"

dip

v. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

dip

v. slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"

dunk, dip

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

dim, dip

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dip, sink

v. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

dip, douse, duck

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

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concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature

n. a shape that curves or bends inward

bowl, trough

n. a concave shape with an open top

slip

v. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up

v. devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

immerse, plunge

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

dip, douse, duck

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

dunk

v. make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"

spoon

v. scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"

cloud

v. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

bail

v. remove (water) from a vessel with a container

ladle

v. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"

bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

obscure

v. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

hang

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shade

v. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

darken

v. make dark or darker; "darken a room"

dim

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim

v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"

blind, dim

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

blur, dim, slur

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

drop

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

set, go down, go under

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up

v. devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

immerse, plunge

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

dunk, dip

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

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increase, increment

n. the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

clear

v. remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"

unclutter, clear

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

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