What is the meaning of dipped?

verb

  • Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
    • usage: "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
  • Dip into a liquid while eating.
    • usage: "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
  • Go down momentarily.
    • usage: "Prices dipped"
  • Stain an object by immersing it in a liquid.
  • Take a small amount from.
    • usage: "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
  • Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam.
  • Lower briefly.
    • usage: "She dipped her knee"
  • Appear to move downward.
    • usage: "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
  • Slope downwards.
    • usage: "Our property dips towards the river"
  • Dip into a liquid.
    • usage: "He dipped into the pool"
  • Place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax.
  • Immerse in a disinfectant solution.
    • usage: "dip the sheep"
  • Plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container.
    • usage: "He dipped into his pocket"
  • Scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface.
    • usage: "dip water out of a container"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). dipped. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dipped/definitions/1172477
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MLAWordNet. "dipped" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dipped/definitions/1172477>
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