1. (

• dunk ,
• dip ,
• souse ,
• plunge ,
• douse

) 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" ;

2. (

• dunk ,
• dip

) dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" ;

3. (

• dip ,

) go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" ;

4. (

• dip

) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid ;

5. (

• dip ,

) take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" ;

6. (

• dim ,
• dip

) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam ;

7. (

• dip ,

) lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" ;

8. (

• dip ,
• sink ,

) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" ;

9. (

• dip ,

) slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" ;

10. (

• dip ,
• douse ,
• duck ,

) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" ;

11. (

• dip

) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax ;

12. (

• dip ,

) immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" ;

13. (

• dip ,

) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" ;

14. (

• dip ,

) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" ;

1. (

• dipped ,
• lordotic ,
• swayback ,
• swaybacked

) having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) ;