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(noun) plunge
a brief swim in water
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
(noun) pickpocket, cutpurse
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(noun) angle of dip, inclination, magnetic inclination, magnetic dip
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
(verb) dunk
dip into a liquid while eating
She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
(verb) souse, dunk, douse, plunge
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
dip into a liquid
He dipped into the pool
(verb) sink
appear to move downward
The sun dipped below the horizon; The setting sun sank below the tree line
(verb) dim
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam