Word Finder - dipped

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To lower into a liquid.

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Dip your biscuit into your tea.

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To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

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(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

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To lower a light's beam.

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Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.

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To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

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“The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”

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To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

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The farmer is going to dip the cattle today.

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To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

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To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.

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To immerse for baptism.

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To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

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To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

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To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.

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to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water

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To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.

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To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

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To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

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To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

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Strata of rock dip.

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To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

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To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.

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To leave.

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He dipped out of the room so fast.

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To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

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That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.

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Of headlights: lowered.

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Caught up in debt; mortgaged.

She said nothing, the world too surreal for her, and turned her head away as he dipped his head.

She grabbed a bowl and dipped out the last of the oatmeal.

She returned to the couch and dipped her hands in the water.

But some irregular forms of reservation still continued; the prohibition as regards the lay people was not extended, at any rate with any strictness, to the clergy and monks; the Eucharist was still carried on journeys; occasionally it was buried with the dead; and in a few cases the pen was even dipped in the chalice in subscribing important writings.

They are dipped in water, which is given to ailing cattle and human beings as a sovereign remedy for diseases.

A pleasing "rough" appearance can be given to concrete by brushing it over soon after it has set with a stiff brush dipped in water or dilute acid.

Their laws were merely traditional customs. War was declared by the council, messengers bearing arrows dipped in blood being sent to all parts of the country to summon the men to arms. From the time of the first Spanish invasion (1535) the Araucanians made a vigorous resistance, and after worsting the best soldiers and the best generals of Spain for two centuries obtained an acknowledgment of their independence.

He ransacked his father's shelves, dipped into a multitude of books, read what was interesting, and passed over what was dull An ordinary lad would have acquired little or no useful knowledge in such a way; but much that was dull to ordinary lads was interesting to Samuel.

At the consecration of the baptismal water the burning Paschal Candle is dipped into the font " so that the power of the Holy Ghost may descend into it and make it an effective instrument of regeneration."

Either they are placed in a leaden cupboard into which the vapour is introduced, or they are dipped for a few seconds in a mixture of one part of chloride of sulphur and forty parts of carbon disulphide or purified light petroleum.

Thereupon Deianeira, prompted by love and jealousy, sends him a tunic dipped in the blood of Nessus, and the unsuspecting hero puts it on just before sacrificing at the headland of Cenaeum in Euboea.

The mercury should be drawn from underneath, for which purpose an arrangement similar to a chemical wash bottle is suitable, and it may be poured into watch-glasses, previously dipped into strong sulphuric acid, rinsed in distilled water, and dried over a Bunsen flame.

Hence when a glass tube is dipped into a vessel of mercury, the mercury within the tube stands at a lower level than outside it.

The amalgam is dipped out from the bowl into a canvas bag (the strainer), to separate the excess of the quicksilver from the pasty amalgam, which is then retorted and melted.

At this time unshorn lambs are dipped and dosed with one of Cooper's tablets of sulphur-arsenic dip material to destroy internal parasites.

Towards the end of July sheep are all dipped to protect them from maggot flies (which are generally worst during August) with materials containing arsenic and sulphur, like that of Cooper and Bigg.

Early in November stock sheep having lost the distinguishing "burst" put on at clipping time with a large iron letter dipped in hot tar, have the distinctive paint or kiel mark claimed by the farm to which they belong rubbed on the wool.

When the water is frozen the moulds are dipped in a tank containing warm water, and on being tipped the blocks of ice fall out.

He dipped a pinky into it and roughly spread lipstick across her lips then dipped his pinky again to smear something on her cheekbones.

When the work was finished, the old fishing boat looked rather odd, with a paddle wheel on each side which dipped just a few inches into the water.

It was as good when a week old as the day it was dipped, and had no taste of the pump.

In exactly the same way the whole of the south-east of the island appears to have been covered uniformly with gently dipping beds of Tertiary sands and clays, beneath which the Cretaceous strata dipped.

The critical acclaim for Forster has dipped during the last decade.

Both Boswell and Hawkins had dipped into Johnson's diaries without his permission; no doubt each felt somewhat ashamed of such sneaky behavior.

Nearly everyone I know has a pack scattered in a small wicker basket ready to be dipped into during times of need.

Includes a section on bimetallic strips, with a video clip of a bimetallic strips, with a video clip of a bimetallic strip being dipped into liquid nitrogen.

Clean the head using a clean cotton bud dipped in drive head cleaner or the cleaner used for tape recorder heads.

A generous chunk of crystallized stem ginger sits in the middle of each cookie, which in turn is dipped in dark chocolate.

With a sharp object remove the remaining crust with a cloth dipped in oil.

Now the sun dipped and the roads grew dark.

On a separate pan, fry the fish filets, which have been dipped in flour, salt and pepper.

Dip in 4x4 sales for 2006 Sales of 4x4 off-road vehicles have dipped for the first time, new figures have shown.

They can't be lower than 250mm, or higher than the highest point of the dipped beam headlamp.

Use dipped headlights early in order to be seen.

If I had had a petite madeleine to hand, I would have dipped it in my tea.

Lower legs are treated to a therapeutic massage with warm cream and then feet are dipped in warm paraffin for intense moisturizing.

To serve the parfait, slice it with a knife dipped in hot water.

These pumps which were like giant seesaws had a bucket on the end which would be dipped into the Forth and filled with brine.

Nubuck Leather Shoes Should be wiped with a cloth dipped in slightly soapy warm water.

And He dipped the sop and gave it to Judas.

Manufactured from high quality hot dipped galvanized steel they are coated with polymer.

Simply put, sultanas lie on the ground for around one week and are then artificially dipped in a potash solution.

Now take the toothpick that was dipped in the soap and dip the soapy end into the center, what happens now?

Lightly grease the pan with a thick wad of paper towel dipped in oil or melted butter.

Having gone ashore at Kios in Mysia to fetch water, he was carried off by the nymphs of the spring in which he dipped his pitcher.

Carlisle found that hydrogen and oxygen were evolved at the surfaces of gold and platinum wires connected with the terminals of a battery and dipped in water.

Usually brasses only require dusting, but if particularly dirty, rub with a soft cloth dipped in paraffin and wipe dry.

Comes in a brown dipped finish with wrought iron side panels & slatted roof.

Our dog runs are made from either steel, hot dipped galvanized bars or wood and weld mesh.

If you have a kitten, or you have never tried to get to your cat's teeth, begin by using you finger dipped in something they love!.