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  • 1dip — dip1 dippable, adj., n. /dip/, v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dipping; n. v.t. 1. to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush… …

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  • 2dip — dip1 [dıp] v past tense and past participle dipped present participle dipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put something in liquid)¦ 2¦(move down)¦ 3¦(become less)¦ 4¦(road/path)¦ 5 dip your headlights/lights 6¦(animals)¦ Phrasal verbs  dip into something …

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  • 3dip — 1 verb dipped, dipping 1 (T) to put something into a liquid and quickly lift it out again: Dip your finger in the batter and taste it. 2 (I) to go downwards: We watched the sun dip below the horizon. 3 dip your headlights/lights BrE to lower the… …

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  • 4dip — I [[t]dɪp[/t]] v. dipped, dip•ping, n. 1) to plunge temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten, dye, or take up some of the liquid 2) to take up by bailing or ladling: to dip water out of a boat[/ex] 3) to lower and raise: to dip a flag in… …

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  • 5dip — 1. verb 1) he dipped a rag in the water Syn: immerse, submerge, plunge, duck, dunk, lower, sink 2) the sun dipped below the horizon Syn: sink, set, drop, go/drop down, fall …

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  • 6dip — 1. verb 1) he dipped a rag in the water Syn: immerse, submerge, plunge, dunk, bathe, sink 2) the sun dipped below the horizon Syn: sink, set, drop, fall, descend …

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  • 7dip — [[t]dɪ̱p[/t]] dips, dipping, dipped 1) VERB If you dip something into a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again. [V n into/in n] They dip the food into the sauce... [V n… …

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  • 8dip — Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend. analysts often advise investors to buy on dips, meaning to buy when a price is momentarily weak. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: correction, break, crash. Bloomberg Financial… …

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  • 9dip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 quick swim ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ refreshing VERB + DIP ▪ take ▪ I took a quick dip in the hotel pool before lunch. 2 decrease …

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  • 10dip — I. verb (dipped; dipping) Etymology: Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan; akin to Old High German tupfen to wash, Lithuanian dubus deep Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under …

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