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dip
Part of speech: VerbTo plunge; put quickly into liquid and take out again; to scoop up with a ladle; baptize by putting under water; lower and raise quickly.
Part of speech: VerbTo immerse oneself; enter slightly into anything; incline downwards; sink.
Part of speech: NounThe act of putting into water temporarily; as, to take a dip in the ocean; a downward slope; in aviation, a quick descent followed by an ascent.
Part of speech: Past tenseDipped, dipt.
Part of speech: Past participleDipping.
Usage examples "dip":- Only grant that I dip my lips in the water for one deep draught. - "A Book of Myths", Jean Lang.
- If the substrata is dry the bag should be given a quick dip in water. - "Free from School", Rahul Alvares.
- For the beans, however, we need a spoon, and here are some shells from the beach that serve admirably for that purpose; and we all dip into the same dish on the little stand. - "Hebrew Life and Times", Harold B. Hunting.