dip


Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • all
  • verb
  • noun
  • phrase

Synonyms for dip

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for dip

to plunge briefly in or into a liquid

to immerse in a coloring solution

Synonyms

to take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it

to slope downward

dip into: to look through reading matter casually

the act of swimming

an area sunk below its surroundings

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for dip

a depression in an otherwise level surface

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Related Words

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

a brief immersion

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

a brief swim in water

Synonyms

Related Words

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Related Words

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip into a liquid while eating

Synonyms

Related Words

go down momentarily

Related Words

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Related Words

take a small amount from

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Synonyms

Related Words

appear to move downward

Synonyms

Related Words

slope downwards

Related Words

dip into a liquid

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

immerse in a disinfectant solution

Related Words

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

Related Words

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
"Consumers are substituting traditional meals with more snacking occasions, fueling the dips and salsa category," says Laura Pergolizzi, product manager for food with Fairport, N.Y.-based LiDestri Food and Drink, which manufactures a range of private brand dips and salsas.
According to records, DIP received an unprecedented amount of rain - 12 times more than normal at 290mm - on March 9.
Everybody has a sprayer at home, cattle dip for what really?
The structural features of the DIP term loan provides the lenders with good protection.
The logical solution is to monitor the dip tank's solids level and use a feedback loop to maintain the desired solids percentage.
| Above and above left: Santas taking part in the dip in 2004 to raise money for the Saltburn Animal Rescue Association
"DIP is fast reinforcing its identity as the preferred business destination and its proximity to the Expo 2020 site makes it a favoured option for investors and end-users," said Omar Al Mesmar, its general manger.
Fitted with both indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, the labour accommodations within DIP are well served by public transport facilities as well as the day-to-day lifestyle necessities such as supermarkets, shopping centres, ATMs, clinics and mosques.
DIP's integrated sustainable approach has made it one of the most environment friendly developments in Dubai.
Cheese dip, unlike its kirschwasser-infused cousin, fondue, is far from highbrow.
Dubai Investments Park (DIP), an integrated commercial, industrial and residential community in Dubai, has announced that it is ramping up investment into the development of various infrastructure facilities and that is has invested a total of $408m million since the community's inception.
Summary: Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is ramping up its investments towards the development of various infrastructure facilities and has invested a t...
DIP has superior road network Dubai Investments Park (DIP), an integrated commercial, industrial and residential community in Dubai, is spurring up its investments towards the development of various infrastructure facilities and has invested a total of Dh1.5 billion ($408 million) since inception.