Dictionary Definition
dip
Noun
1 a depression in an otherwise level surface;
"there was a dip in the road"
2 (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle
makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: angle of
dip, magnetic
dip, magnetic
inclination, inclination]
3 a thief who steals from the pockets or purses
of others in public places [syn: pickpocket, cutpurse]
4 tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized
foods are dipped
5 a brief immersion
6 a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a
drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in
pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that
became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn:
drop, fall, free
fall]
7 a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a
pool of wax or tallow
8 a brief swim in water [syn: plunge]
9 a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in
which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening
the arms
Verb
1 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" [syn: dunk, souse, plunge, douse]
2 dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the
piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: dunk]
3 go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4 stain an object by immersing it in a
liquid
5 switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a
lower beam [syn: dim]
6 lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
7 appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below
the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn:
sink]
8 slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the
river"
10 of candles; by dipping the wick into hot,
liquid wax
11 immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the
sheep"
12 scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle
below the surface; "dip water out of a container" [also: dipping, dipped]dipping See dip
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
dipping- present participle of dip
Extensive Definition
- This article relates to flag display techniques. See Chewing tobacco for the practice of dipping tobacco.
To dip a flag that is being carried means to
lower it by turning it forward from an upright position to 45° or
horizontal. This is done as a sign of respect or deference.
Some jurisdictions have laws that prohibit the
dipping of the national flag; these include the United
States, India and South
Africa.