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01. The child [dipped] his toes into the ocean to see if the water was cold.
02. We [dipped] pieces of fruit in melted chocolate, and put them in the fridge to harden.
03. The small plane [dipped] slightly to go under the clouds.
04. We took a [dip] in the lake after laying in the sun for a while.
05. The road [dipped] a bit, and then rose over the hill.
06. There is a delicious cheese [dip] for the vegetables if you want.
07. Unemployment has [dipped] to just under 6% in the last month.
08. My sister makes a delicious yogurt-liqueur [dip] for fruit which she always brings to our house when we have a party.
09. There is a Saudi Arabian proverb which states that when you shoot an arrow of truth, [dip] its point in honey.
10. There was a slight [dip] in the stock market, but then prices came back up soon after.
11. Henry Ward Beecher once said that every artist [dips] his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
12. The GDP growth rate in Switzerland [dipped] to 1.6% in 2001, and the government estimates that it will fall further to 1.3% in 2002.
13. Some wild orangutans have learned to get water from a hole by [dipping] a branch into it and then licking the leaves.
14. More than 90% of people who go on a diet and [dip] below their body's natural weight will eventually gain that weight back.
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DIP — may refer to: Contents 1 As a three letter acronym 1.1 In science and technology 1.1.1 In computer scie … Wikipedia
Dip — Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dip — Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — [n1] submersion in liquid bath, dive, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, plunge, soak, soaking, swim; concept 256 dip [n2] something for dunking concoction, dilution, infusion, mixture, preparation, solution, suffusion, suspension; concepts… … New thesaurus
dip — ► VERB (dipped, dipping) 1) (dip in/into) put or lower briefly in or into. 2) sink, drop, or slope downwards. 3) (of a level or amount) temporarily become lower or smaller. 4) lower or move downwards. 5) Brit. lower the beam of (a … English terms dictionary
dip — [dip] vt. dipped or occas.Now Rare dipt, dipping [ME dippen < OE dyppan, to immerse < Gmc * dup , to be deep: see DIMPLE] 1. to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse 2. to dye in this way 3. to clean… … English World dictionary
Dip — Dip, v. i. 1. To immerse one s self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink. [1913 Webster] The sun s rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dip — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Según el contexto, dip se puede referir a: Mitología un perro vampiro propio de la mitología de Cataluña. Gastronomía la salsa con la que se mojan ciertos aperitivos. Electrónica un tipo de encapsulado de circuitos… … Wikipedia Español
DIP — index immerse (plunge into), subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 DIP … Law dictionary
dip — s.n. Cuvânt de origine engleză, utilizat în gastronomie pentru sos rece de consistenţa unei paste în care se înmoaie diferite alimente în formă de bastonaşe (tije de legume, grisine) înainte de a fi consumate. Trimis de gal, 04.05.2005. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
