dip

dip¹ [dıp] v past tense and past participle dipped present participle dipping

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1¦(put something in liquid)¦

2¦(move down)¦

3¦(become less)¦

4¦(road/path)¦

5 dip your headlights/lights

6¦(animals)¦

Phrasal verbs

　dip into something

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[: Old English; Origin: dyppan]

1.) ¦(PUT SOMETHING IN LIQUID)¦ [T]

to put something into a liquid and lift it out again

dip sth in/into sth

▪ He dipped his hand in the water.

▪ Dip the strawberries into melted chocolate.

2.) ¦(MOVE DOWN)¦ [I and T]

to move down, or to make something move down, usually for just a short time

▪ We watched the sun dip below the horizon.

▪ She dipped her head and spoke into the microphone.

3.) ¦(BECOME LESS)¦

if an amount or level dips, it becomes less, usually for just a short time

= ↑fall

▪ Profits dipped slightly last year.

▪ Temperatures dipped to -10°C last night.

4.) ¦(ROAD/PATH)¦

if land or a road or path dips, it slopes down and then goes up again

5.) dip your headlights/lights

[i]BrE to lower the angle of the front lights of your car when someone is driving towards you

6.) ¦(ANIMALS)¦ [T]

to put animals in a chemical that kills insects on their skin

→↑skinny-dipping

dip into [dip into sth] phr v

1.) to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing

▪ It's the kind of book you can dip into now and again.

2.) to use some of an amount of money that you have

▪ Medical bills forced her to dip into her savings .

▪ Parents are being asked to dip into their pockets for new school books (=use their own money to pay for them) .

3.) to put your hand into a bag or box in order to take out one of the things inside

▪ On her lap was a bag of candy which she kept dipping into.

dip ²

dip² n

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1¦(swim)¦

2¦(decrease)¦

3¦(food)¦

4¦(in a surface)¦

5¦(for animals)¦

6¦(person)¦

7 a dip into something

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1.) ¦(SWIM)¦ informal

a quick swim

▪ Are you coming in for a dip?

take/have a dip

▪ Let's take a dip in the lake before lunch.

2.) ¦(DECREASE)¦

a slight decrease in the amount of something

dip in

▪ an unexpected dip in profits

3.) ¦(FOOD)¦ [U and C]

a thick mixture that you can dip food into before you eat it

▪ sour cream and onion dip

4.) ¦(IN A SURFACE)¦

a place where the surface of something goes down suddenly, then goes up again

dip in

▪ a dip in the road

5.) ¦(FOR ANIMALS)¦ [U and C]

a chemical that kills insects on sheep and other animals

▪ sheep dip

6.) ¦(PERSON)¦ AmE spoken a stupid person

7.) a dip into sth

a quick look at information, a book, magazine etc

▪ People interested in history would enjoy a dip into this book.

→↑lucky dip