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dip

n. a brief immersion

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"

plunge

n. a brief swim in water

pickpocket, cutpurse

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

inclination, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip, angle of dip

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

DOS Internet Programm

n. regional software magazine

dip

v. go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"

dip

v. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

stain by dipping

v. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

dunk

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

slope downwards

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

sink

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

lower briefly

v. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

dim

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

duck, douse

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

dunk, souse, plunge, douse

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

concavity, concave shape

n. a shape that curves or bends inward

basin, bowl, trough

n. a concave shape with an open top

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "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"

plunge, immerse

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

dip, duck, douse

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

dunk, souse, dip, plunge, douse

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

drop, fall vertically

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"

slip, splay, dislocate, move out of position

v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

spoon, scoop up with a spoon, take up with a spoon

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

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

bail

v. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

ladle, scoop, lade, lift out

v. remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

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

hide, obliterate, obscure, blot out

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

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

shade, shadow, shade off

v. cast a shadow over

darken, make dark, make darker

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

dim, become lusterless, become dim

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

dim, make dim, make lusterless

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

blind, dim

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

slur, blur, dim, become indistinct, become vague

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

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "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"

plunge, immerse

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"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "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"

dunk, dip

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

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

drown, kill by drowning

v. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

clear

v. make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

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