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Main Entry: 1dip
Pronunciation: dip
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): dipped; dip·ping 1: to sink or push briefly into or as if into a liquid <dip a towel in water> <dips a hand into his pocket> 2: to lift out with something that holds liquid : LADLE <dip water from a pail> 3: to lower and then raise again <dip a flag in salute> 4 a: to drop down into a liquid and quickly come out <oars dipping rhythmically> b: to put something for treatment under the surface of a liquid 5 a: to drop down or out of sight <the road dipped below the crest> b: to decrease somewhat usually for a short time <prices dipped> 6: to reach down inside or as if inside especially to take out a part of the contents <dipped into their savings> 7: to look at or consider something briefly; especially: to read a little of something <dip into a book>