dip

Definitions

• A lower section of a road or geological feature.
• Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
• The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
• A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
• A dip stick.
• A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
• (colloquial) A pickpocket.
• A sauce for dipping.
• (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
• (archaic) A dipped candle.
• (dance) a move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader
• A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
• In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
• (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
• (uncountable) The moist form of snuff tobacco.
• (birdwatching) The act of miss missing out on seeing a sought after bird.