(aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
(archaic) A dipped candle.
(birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
(colloquial, dated) A pickpocket.
(computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
(dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
(finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
(geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
(informal) A diplomat.
(informal) A foolish person.
(turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
(uncountable) The moist form of snuff tobacco.
A dip stick.
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
A sauce for dipping.
A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
verb
(birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
(intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
(intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
(intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
(intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
(intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
(intransitive, colloquial) To leave.
(transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
(transitive) To immerse for baptism.
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
(transitive) To lower a light's beam.
(transitive) To lower into a liquid.
(transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
(transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
(transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
(transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
(transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
(transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.
