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When my car broke down, I had to dip into my savings to pay for all of the repairs. The (quite possibly, misguided) theory being that this minimises the chance of contracting STDs or unwanted pregnancy. See more.
To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.

5. a stupid, annoying, or displeasing person If you kids keep dipping into the cookies, there'll be none left for the party! 2. 3.

1. v., to leave, depart 2. v., to place tobacco between the gums and lower lip 3. n., shortened form of "dipshit", i.e. To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow. The dip in revenue does not mean the industry's several-year winning streak is coming to an end.

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dip"): bean dip (a dip made of cooked beans) cheese dip (a dip made of cheeses) clam dip (a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese) guacamole (a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings) Derivation: dip (dip into a liquid while eating) Sense 5.

If you are driving a car and dip the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate. suffer/experience a dip Nearly all … 4. To color or dye by immersing: dip Easter eggs. 1. The newspaper is reporting the third straight monthly dip in advertising . ping, dips v.tr. Dip definition, to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket. The act of briefly performing unsafe sex, typically with only the first few inches of the penis and for under three seconds.