ALL meanings of angle of dip
an·gle of dip
A a - verb with object angle of dip to lower and raise: to dip a flag in salutation. 1
- verb with object angle of dip to immerse (a sheep, hog, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like. 1
- verb with object angle of dip to make (a candle) by repeatedly plunging a wick into melted tallow or wax. 1
- verb with object angle of dip Nautical. to lower and rehoist (a yard of a lugsail) when coming about in tacking. 1
- verb with object angle of dip Archaic. to baptize by immersion. 1
- verb with object angle of dip Obsolete. to moisten or wet as if by immersion. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly: The boat dipped into the waves. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to put the hand, a dipper, etc., down into a liquid or a container, especially in order to remove something (often followed by in or into): He dipped into the jar for an olive. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to withdraw something, especially in small amounts (usually followed by in or into): to dip into savings. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to sink or drop down: The sun dipped below the horizon. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to incline or slope downward: At that point the road dips into a valley. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to decrease slightly or temporarily: Stock-market prices often dip on Fridays. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to engage slightly in a subject (often followed by in or into): to dip into astronomy. 1
- verb without object angle of dip to read here and there in a book, subject, or author's work (often followed by in or into): to dip into Plato. 1
- verb without object angle of dip South Midland and Southern U.S. to take snuff. 1
- noun angle of dip the act of dipping. 1
- noun angle of dip that which is taken up by dipping. 1
- noun angle of dip a quantity taken up by dipping; the amount that a scoop, ladle, dipper, etc., will hold. 1
- noun angle of dip a scoop of ice cream. 1
- noun angle of dip Chiefly Northern U.S. a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped. 1
- noun angle of dip a creamy mixture of savory foods for scooping with potato chips, crackers, and the like, often served as an hors d'oeuvre, especially with cocktails. 1
- noun angle of dip a momentary lowering; a sinking down. 1
- noun angle of dip a moderate or temporary decrease: a dip in stock-market prices. 1
- noun angle of dip a downward extension, inclination, slope, or course. 1
- noun angle of dip the amount of such extension. 1
- noun angle of dip a hollow or depression in the land. 1
- noun angle of dip a brief swim: She took a dip in the ocean and then sat on the beach for an hour. 1
- noun angle of dip Geology, Mining. the downward inclination of a vein or stratum with reference to the horizontal. 1
- noun angle of dip the angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye. 1
- noun angle of dip Also called angle of dip, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination. the angle that a freely rotating magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. 1
- noun angle of dip a short, downward plunge, as of an airplane. 1
- noun angle of dip a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow or wax. 1
- noun angle of dip Gymnastics. an exercise on the parallel bars in which the elbows are bent until the chin is on a level with the bars, and then the body is elevated by straightening the arms. 1
- noun angle of dip Slang. a pickpocket. 1
- idioms angle of dip at the dip, Nautical. not fully raised; halfway up the halyard: an answering pennant flown at the dip. Compare close (def 75b). 1
- verb with object angle of 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 angle of 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