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Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend. Analysts often advise investors to buy on dips, meaning buy when a price is momentarily weak.

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also dip into

verb

1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid: douse, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse. See enter/exit.
2. To immerse in a coloring solution: color, dye. See colors/colorless, enter/exit.
3. To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it: bail², lade, ladle, scoop (up). See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To slope downward: decline, descend, drop, fall, pitch, sink. See rise/fall.

phrasal verb - dip into

To look through reading matter casually: browse, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through),, investigate, words.

noun

1. The act of swimming: duck, dunk, plunge, swim. See work/play.
2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase/decrease.
3. An area sunk below its surroundings: basin, concavity, depression, hollow, pit¹, sag, sink, sinkhole. See convex/concave.
4. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: depression; decline
Antonyms: ascent, increase, rise

v

Definition: lower, descend
Antonyms: ascend, raise

The angle of inclination of a rock down its steepest slope, that is to say, the direction at right-angles to the strike. Dip is the angle between the maximum slope and the horizontal. A dip slope occurs where the slope of land mirrors the slope of the underlying strata.

Of a trap, 1 the lowest portion of the inside top surface of the channel through the trap.

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(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, the amount by which a moored mine is carried beneath its set depth by a current or tidal stream acting on the mine casing and mooring.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Lowering momentarily; Plunging temporarily into liquid.

He dipped his brush and started stroking. — Mark Twain Source: Boyhood experiences that prepared him for his books.

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i. The angle between the local horizon and the lines of force of the terrestrial magnetic field. Its value is maximum near the poles. Also called a magnetic dip, magnetic latitude, or magnetic inclination.



ii. The angle between a magnetic compass-needle perfectly poised, or on the horizontal axis, and the local horizontal plane. Also called a magnetic inclination or dip angle.



iii. The vertical angle between the true horizon and the apparent or visible horizon. Dip is a function of the height of the eye (i.e., the vertical distance of the observer’s eye from the earth’s surface).



iv. To dip or to lower one’s wing, generally as a sign of recognition or acknowledgment.

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1. dip
   noun
   
   1: A pickpocket. (1859 —) .
   Daily Telegraph New Yorkers who have had their pockets picked...on the city's Underground...learned yesterday that the person responsible was probably a professional 'dip' (1970). verb
   
   2: to dip (one's) wick of a man, to have sex. (1958 —) .
   
2. dip
   noun, US
   
   A stupid, unremarkable, or contemptible person. (1932 —) .
   W. Spinrad There were few distractions in Poughkeepsie. The girls were all airheads, and the boys were dips (1987).
   
   [Back-formation from dippy adjective.]

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1. abbr. for the diisopropylphospho group.
2. abbr. for database of interacting proteins; see specialist database.

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1. plunge (vat) or spray dip installations in which insecticide solutions are applied to animals, especially cattle and sheep.
2. the dipping solutions, commonly sodium arsenite, rotenone, synthetic pyrethroids and organophosphorus preparations.
3. to submit animals to dipping.
4. see teat dip.

• d. stain — wool fiber stained by improper dipping procedure.

For a list of words related to dip, see:

• Materials, Formations, and Substances - dip: acute angle that rock surface makes with horizontal plane
• Cuisines, Meals, and Restaurants - dip: creamy mixture, esp. of savory ingredients, that is scooped up on chips or crudités
• Smoking and Tobacco - dip: (vb) place snuff against one’s gums
• Behavior or Personality

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dyppe, stikke ned, sænke, blænde ned, indfarve ved dypning, vaske mod utøj, døbe , fiske op, øse op, neddyppe
v. intr. - synke, dykke, aftage, skråne, falde, kaste et blik i, snuse til, øse, gøre indhug i, kippe med
n. - dyp, bad, fald, dukkert, lommetyv, lavning, dip, hældningsvinkel, tælleprås

idioms:

• dip into    kaste et blik i
• dip one's toes into the waters of    stikke næsen i, være nysgerrig
• dip out    øse op
• dip up    fiske op

abbr. - art integreret kredsløb, dual in-line package, document image processing, dobbelt in-line pakke

idioms:

• dip switch    DIP-switch, DIP-omskifter

Nederlands (Dutch)
indopen, duiken, dimmen, ondergaan, hellen, dompelen, doorslaan, schepje, (dip)saus, (tijdelijke) vermindering, duik, indoping, helling, getrokken (vet)kaars, vat, saluut, zakkenroller, zuiplap, daling

Français (French)
v. tr. - tremper, baisser, descendre, piquer, tremper/plonger dans, (Tech) décaper, laver (des moutons), (GB, Aut) se mettre (en code), (Naut) saluer (avec le pavillon)
v. intr. - descendre, s'incliner, baisser, fléchir, descendre à l'horizon (le soleil), tanguer, piquer du nez (un bateau)
n. - baignade, bain (de mer, etc), bain parasiticide, déclivité, (Géol) pendage, (Phys) inclinaison magnétique, (Culin) fondue savoyarde, hors d'¯uvre au fromage, mousse aux anchois/aux crevettes

idioms:

• dip into    puiser dans, parcourir (un livre), tremper/plonger dans, fouiller dans
• dip one's toes into the waters of    ne pas se mouiller, être prudent
• dip out    disparaître, (Austral, NZ) rater (un examen), s'abstenir de (participer à)
• dip up    prendre/recueillir (qch) d'un liquide

abbr. - (abrév = Dual-In-Line Package) (Comput) DIN à positions multiples

idioms:

• dip switch    Interrupteur à positions multiples, (Comput) boîtier à doubles rangées de connexions

Deutsch (German)
v. - eintauchen, tauchen, dippen, abblenden
n. - (Ein)tauchen, (kurzes) Bad, Senkung, Soße, (geol.) Einfallen, (tech.) Lösung

idioms:

• dip into    anbrechen, greifen in, einen flüchtigen Blick werfen in
• dip one's toes into the waters of    sich vorsichtig an etwas heranwagen
• dip out    (Slang) scheitern
• dip up    schöpfen aus

abbr. - Dual-in-line-Gehäuse, DIL-Gehäuse, Abbildungverarbeitung

idioms:

• dip switch    DIP-Schalter

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμβαπτίζω, βουτώ, σημειώνω απότομη κάμψη ή πτώση, κατηφορίζω, χαμηλώνω ή κατεβάζω την ένταση προβολέων αυτοκινήτου, γέρνω, κατεβάζω σημαία, χώνω (χέρι σε τσέπη κ.λπ.)
n. - κατάδυση, βουτιά, κλίση ή γωνία κλίσης, κατηφοριά, πλαγιά, υποστολή (σημαίας), (μαγειρ.) σάλτσα (στην οποία βουτάμε τα εδέσματα), μπανάκι, βάθος του ορίζοντα, (καθομ.) πορτοφολάς, (ΗΠΑ) κουτεντές
abbr. - σύστημα/επεξεργασία ψηφιοποιημένων κειμένων, σύστημα διακόπτη διπλής κατάστασης

idioms:

• dip into    αναδιφώ σε, σκαλίζω σε, (καθομ.) εξετάζω βιαστικά, βάζω χέρι σε, κάνω αφαίμαξη
• dip one's toes into the waters of    βολιδοσκοπώ
• dip out    αποτυχαίνω
• DIP switch    σύστημα διακόπτη διπλής κατάστασης (κν. μικροδιακόπτης, διακοπτάκι)
• dip up    μαζεύω με κουτάλα

Italiano (Italian)
smorzare, inzuppare, ribasso

idioms:

• dip into    intaccare, attingere da
• dip out    versare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mergulhar, banhar
n. - imersão (f) rápida, banho (m), patê (m)

idioms:

• dip into    folhear (livro), meter-se em negócios (coloq.)
• dip out    pegar uma concha
• dip up    pegar uma concha

Русский (Russian)
переключать фары на ближний свет, макать, погружать, купанье, карманник

idioms:

• dip into    рыться в, просматривать
• dip out    зачерпнуть
• dip up    вычерпывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sumergir, poner luz de cruce, bajar los faros, mojar, bañar, descender, bajar, disminuir
v. intr. - sumergir, mojar, bañar, descender, bajar, disminuir, sacar
n. - descenso, baja, disminución, depresión en el terreno

idioms:

• dip into    echar mano de, entrometerse en, leer superficialmente
• dip one's toes into the waters of    probar poco a poco, tantear el asunto, comenzar precavidamente
• dip out    sacar
• dip up    sacar de un líquido

abbr. - (comp) paquete de dos en línea, (comp) procesamiento de imágenes de documentos

idioms:

• dip switch    interruptor DIP

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - doppa, stöpa, färga, ösa
n. - lutning, nedgång, doppning, dopp, bad, stöpljus, dipmix
abbr. - dual in line package, document image processing, diploma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
双式直插式封装

浸, 把伸入, 泡, 舀取, 汲出, 浸一下, 倾斜, 下沉, 下降, 舀, 掏, 浸泡, 蘸湿

idioms:

• dip into    下沉到, 稍加探究
• dip one's toes into the waters of    试试看...
• dip out    逃避, 规避, 被排斥在外
• DIP switch    DIP开关
• dip up    汲出, 舀取

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 雙式直插式封裝

v. tr. - 浸, 把伸入, 泡, 舀取, 汲出
v. intr. - 浸一下, 傾斜, 下沈, 下降, 舀, 掏
n. - 浸泡, 傾斜, 蘸濕, 下沈

idioms:

• dip into    下沈到, 稍加探究
• dip one's toes into the waters of    試試看...
• dip out    逃避, 規避, 被排斥在外
• DIP switch    DIP開關
• dip up    汲出, 舀取

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잠시 적시다, ~에서 떠내다, ~을 침염하다
v. intr. - 잠시 잠기다, 손을 대다, 가라 앉다
n. - 잠깐 적시기, 침액, 급강하

idioms:

• dip into    자기의 몫을 얻다
• dip out    실패하다
• dip up    퍼올리다

abbr. - 딥 (IC의 한 가지 형태로 단자의 핀이 두 열로 됨), 문서 영상화 과정, 빚지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸す, つける, 突っ込む, 手を突っ込む, 下がる, 急降下する, すくい出す, 下げる, 下向きにする, ちょっと浸す, 汲み取る, 落ちる
n. - 浸すこと, ひと浴び, 傾斜, 沈下, 浸液, 下落, ソース

idioms:

• dip into    ざっと調べる, 拾い読みする, 手を付ける
• dip out    加わらない, 利用しない
• dip up    皿に盛る, すくい上げる
• dip your toes into the waters of    足を入れる, ちょっと試してみる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغمس شئ في سائل, يغطس, يغرف, يخفض ثم يرتفع ثانيه, ينحدر, يغطس الخراف في سائل لتعقيمهم (الاسم) تغطيس, غمس, سائل يغمس فيه شئ وبخاصه الخراف لتعقيمهم (اختصار) مختصر : معالجه الرسوم في الوثيقه (كومبيوتر), مختصر : رزمه مزدوجه (كومبيوتر)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוריד, הטביל, השרה, טבל‬
v. intr. - ‮ירד, שקע, טבל, שרה, קרא מעט מספר‬
n. - ‮טבילה, ירידה, שיפוע, הורדה, נוזל חיטוי, מיטבל, כייס (מדוברת), הטבלה, מארז של שבב מחשב, זווית הצפון המגנטי עם קו הרוחב, עלוב-נפש, טיפש (מדוברת, ארה"ב), נר המיוצר ע"י הטבלה‬
abbr. - ‮מעגל משולב על שבב מחומר פלסטי או קרמי עם שתי שורות פינים מקבילות (מחשב), עיבוד תמונתי של מיסמך‬

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