Nghĩa của từ Dip - Từ điển Anh

Verb (used with object)

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 into the paint bucket.

to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action

to dip water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container.

to lower and raise

to dip a flag in salutation.

to immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like.

to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax.

Nautical . to lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking.

Archaic . to baptize by immersion.

Obsolete . to moisten or wet as if by immersion.

Verb (used without object)

to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly

The boat dipped into the waves.

to put the hand, a dipper, etc., down into a liquid or a container, esp. in order to remove something (often fol. by in or into )

He dipped into the jar for an olive.

to withdraw something, esp. in small amounts (usually fol. by in or into )

to dip into savings.

to sink or drop down

The sun dipped below the horizon.

to incline or slope downward

At that point the road dips into a valley.

to decrease slightly or temporarily

Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays.

to engage slightly in a subject (often fol. by in or into )

to dip into astronomy.

to read here and there in a book, subject, or author's work (often fol. by in or into )

to dip into Plato.

South Midland and Southern U.S. to take snuff.

Noun

the act of dipping.

that which is taken up by dipping.

a quantity taken up by dipping; the amount that a scoop, ladle, dipper, etc., will hold.

a scoop of ice cream.

Chiefly Northern U.S. a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped.

a creamy mixture of savory foods for scooping with potato chips, crackers, and the like, often served as an hors d'oeuvre, esp. with cocktails.

a momentary lowering; a sinking down.

a moderate or temporary decrease

a dip in stock-market prices.

a downward extension, inclination, slope, or course.

the amount of such extension.

a hollow or depression in the land.

a brief swim

She took a dip in the ocean and then sat on the beach for an hour.

Geology, Mining . the downward inclination of a vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal.

the angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye.

Also called angle of dip , inclination , magnetic dip , magnetic inclination. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.

a short, downward plunge, as of an airplane.

a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow or wax.

Gymnastics . an exercise on the parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the chin is on a level with the bars, and then the body is elevated by straightening the arms.

Slang . a pickpocket. ?

Idiom

at the dip

Nautical . not fully raised; halfway up the halyard

an answering pennant flown at the dip. Compare close def. 75b

Antonyms

noun

ascent , increase , rise

verb

ascend , raise

Synonyms

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Verb (used with object)

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

to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action

to lower and raise

to immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like.

to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax.

Nautical . to lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking.

Archaic . to baptize by immersion.

Obsolete . to moisten or wet as if by immersion.

Verb (used without object)

to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly

to put the hand, a dipper, etc., down into a liquid or a container, esp. in order to remove something (often fol. by in or into )

to withdraw something, esp. in small amounts (usually fol. by in or into )

to sink or drop down

to incline or slope downward

to decrease slightly or temporarily

to engage slightly in a subject (often fol. by in or into )

to read here and there in a book, subject, or author's work (often fol. by in or into )

South Midland and Southern U.S. to take snuff.

Noun

the act of dipping.

that which is taken up by dipping.

a quantity taken up by dipping; the amount that a scoop, ladle, dipper, etc., will hold.

a scoop of ice cream.

Chiefly Northern U.S. a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped.

a creamy mixture of savory foods for scooping with potato chips, crackers, and the like, often served as an hors d'oeuvre, esp. with cocktails.

a momentary lowering; a sinking down.

a moderate or temporary decrease

a downward extension, inclination, slope, or course.

the amount of such extension.

a hollow or depression in the land.

a brief swim

Geology, Mining . the downward inclination of a vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal.

the angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye.

Also called angle of dip , inclination , magnetic dip , magnetic inclination. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.

a short, downward plunge, as of an airplane.

a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow or wax.

Gymnastics . an exercise on the parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the chin is on a level with the bars, and then the body is elevated by straightening the arms.

Slang . a pickpocket. ?

Idiom

at the dip

Antonyms

noun

verb

Synonyms

noun

verb

phrasal verb

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