magnetic dip

mag·net·ic dip

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Definitions of magnetic dip words

verb with object magnetic dip 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 magnetic dip 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 magnetic dip to lower and raise: to dip a flag in salutation. 1
verb with object magnetic dip to immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like. 1
verb with object magnetic dip to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax. 1
verb with object magnetic dip Nautical. to lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking. 1

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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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".

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