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dip
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- pronunciation:
- dIp
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dips, dipping, dipped |
| definition 1: |
When you dip something, you put it in some liquid for a very short time. If you dip your toes in the water, it means that you put your toes in the water and quickly take them out again.
My little sister likes to dip her cookie in her milk.- similar words:
- immerse, soak
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| definition 2: |
When you dip your head, it means that you lower your head quickly.
Carlos dipped his head just as the baseball flew by. He was lucky the ball didn't hit him.- similar words:
- bend, lower
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| definition 3: |
When something dips, it goes down or seems to go down.
The sun dipped behind the clouds.The part where the path dips is where we go sledding in the winter.- synonyms:
- drop, sink
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- lower, set, slant, slope
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| related words: |
descend, fall, soak |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A dip of ice cream is the amount of ice cream that you take out with a scoop or spoon.
My little sister got one dip of vanilla, and I got two dips of chocolate.- synonyms:
- scoop
- similar words:
- ladle, spoon, spoonful
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| definition 2: |
A dip is a food that is a thick liquid or very soft mixture of foods. You eat it by dipping small pieces of other food into it. Dips are often made with things like soft cheese, tomatoes, onions, avocados, and spices.
My whole family loves onion dip with potato chips.
- similar words:
- relish, sauce
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| definition 3: |
When you come to a dip in a road, it means that you come to a place where the road slopes down. A hill and a dip are the opposite of each other.
When we're on our bikes and we come to the big dip in the road, we take our feet off the pedals and coast all the way down.- synonyms:
- slope
- similar words:
- decline
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