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- [dip]
- /dɪp/
- /dɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dip]
- /dɪp/
Definitions of dipped word
- verb with object dipped 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. 1
- verb with object dipped to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action: to dip water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container. 1
- verb with object dipped to lower and raise: to dip a flag in salutation. 1
- verb with object dipped to immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like. 1
- verb with object dipped to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax. 1
- verb with object dipped Nautical. to lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking. 1
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Origin of dipped
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English dippen (v.), Old English dyppan; akin to German taufen to baptize, and to deep
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Parts of speech for Dipped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dipped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dipped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dipped
adj dipped
adjective dipped
- covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
Antonyms for dipped
noun dipped
verb dipped
- leveled — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- ascended — to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.
Top questions with dipped
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