What part of speech is dip?

Dip can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dip is a verb, present, 1st person singular of dip (infinitive).
  • 2. dip is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. dip is a noun, singular of dips.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does dip mean?

Definitions

Verb

dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
dip - stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
dip - place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket"
dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
dip - take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
dip - 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"
dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
dip - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Noun

dip - tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
dip - a brief immersion
dip - a brief swim in water
dip - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
dip - a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
dip - a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
dip - 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"
dip - a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Examples of dip

#   Sentence  
1. noun There was a dip in the road.
2. noun A dip in prices.
3. noun I was not happy with the way they looked, very wavy, uneven edges, and with the exception of 1, there is a dip in the center of each nail.
4. noun The dip burned my tongue.
5. noun The dip was so hot, it burned my tongue.
6. noun Dip into it and the piranhas will eat you.
7. noun Guacamole is a dip made from avocados.
8. noun My neighbor served the most delicious crab dip at her party last night.
9. noun On some computer boards, the capabilities or configuration was set using a dip switch mounted on the board; today these settings are done in software.
10. noun We took a dip in the lake after lying in the sun for a while.
11. noun More than 90% of people who go on a diet and dip below their body's natural weight will eventually gain that weight back.
12. noun Hummus is a dip or spread made from chickpeas.
13. noun Let's skinny dip.
14. noun Where's the chips and dip?
15. noun This floor wax also makes a good dip.
16. verb Dip the sheep.
17. verb Dip water out of a container.
18. verb I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present.
19. verb Dip the garment into the cleaning solution.
20. verb Dip the brush into the paint.
21. verb If we have money problems we can always dip into our savings.
22. verb We had to dip into our savings in order to pay the unexpected medical expenses.
23. verb She loves to dip donuts into tea.
24. verb Whenever I have a quarter of an hour to spare, I like to dip into Saki's 'Collected Short Stories'.
25. verb I'm so short of money at the moment that I keep having to dip into my precious savings.
26. verb What am I supposed to dip in the fondue?
27. verb Sami wanted to dip out early.
28. verb At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar."
29. verb And dip a bunch of hyssop in the blood that is at the door, and sprinkle the transom of the door therewith, and both the door cheeks: let none of you go out of the door of his house till morning.
30. verb If you dip this meatball in the ketchup, will the taste clash?
Sentence  
noun
There was a dip in the road.
A dip in prices.
I was not happy with the way they looked, very wavy, uneven edges, and with the exception of 1, there is a dip in the center of each nail.
The dip burned my tongue.
The dip was so hot, it burned my tongue.
Dip into it and the piranhas will eat you.
Guacamole is a dip made from avocados.
My neighbor served the most delicious crab dip at her party last night.
On some computer boards, the capabilities or configuration was set using a dip switch mounted on the board; today these settings are done in software.
We took a dip in the lake after lying in the sun for a while.
More than 90% of people who go on a diet and dip below their body's natural weight will eventually gain that weight back.
Hummus is a dip or spread made from chickpeas.
Let's skinny dip.
Where's the chips and dip?
This floor wax also makes a good dip.
verb
Dip the sheep.
Dip water out of a container.
I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present.
Dip the garment into the cleaning solution.
Dip the brush into the paint.
If we have money problems we can always dip into our savings.
We had to dip into our savings in order to pay the unexpected medical expenses.
She loves to dip donuts into tea.
Whenever I have a quarter of an hour to spare, I like to dip into Saki's 'Collected Short Stories'.
I'm so short of money at the moment that I keep having to dip into my precious savings.
What am I supposed to dip in the fondue?
Sami wanted to dip out early.
At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar."
And dip a bunch of hyssop in the blood that is at the door, and sprinkle the transom of the door therewith, and both the door cheeks: let none of you go out of the door of his house till morning.
If you dip this meatball in the ketchup, will the taste clash?

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