Dip vs. Fall

Dipnoun

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

Dipnoun

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Dipnoun

A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.

Dipnoun

A dip stick.

Dipnoun

A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

Dipnoun

A pickpocket.

Dipnoun

A sauce for dipping.

Dipnoun

(geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

Dipnoun

(archaic) A dipped candle.

Dipnoun

(dance) a move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader

Dipnoun

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

Dipnoun

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.

Dipnoun

(aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

Dipnoun

(uncountable) The moist form of snuff tobacco.

Dipnoun

A foolish person.

Dipnoun

(informal) A diplomat.

Dipverb

(transitive) To lower into a liquid.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

(intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

Dipverb

(transitive) To lower a light's beam.

Dipverb

(transitive) 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.

Dipverb

(transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

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.

Dipverb

(transitive) To immerse for baptism.

Dipverb

(transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

Dipverb

(intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

(transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

(intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

To leave.

Dipverb

To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

Dipverb

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

Dipverb

To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion.

Dipverb

To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

Dipverb

To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; - often with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water.

Dipverb

To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

Dipverb

To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

Dipverb

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

Dipverb

To pierce; to penetrate; - followed by in or into.

Dipverb

To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; - followed by in or into.

Dipverb

To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip.

Dipverb

To dip snuff.

Dipnoun

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Dipnoun

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Dipnoun

a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the ground.

Dipnoun

A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon.

Dipnoun

A dipped candle.

Dipnoun

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip (the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings of subsequent years).

Dipnoun

A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

Dipnoun

a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals are dipped (see sheep-dip).

Dipnoun

a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.

Dipnoun

a pickpocket.

Dipnoun

a depression in an otherwise level surface;

Dipnoun

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Dipnoun

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Dipnoun

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

Dipnoun

a brief immersion

Dipnoun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

Dipnoun

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

Dipnoun

a brief swim in water

Dipnoun

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Dipverb

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;

Dipverb

dip into a liquid while eating;

Dipverb

go down momentarily;

Dipverb

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Dipverb

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Dipverb

lower briefly;

Dipverb

appear to move downward;

Dipverb

slope downwards;

Dipverb

dip into a liquid;

Dipverb

of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax

Dipverb

immerse in a disinfectant solution;

Dipverb

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface;

Fallnoun

The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Fallnoun

A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

Fallnoun

The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

Fallnoun

A loss of greatness or status.

Fallnoun

That which falls or cascades.

Fallnoun

(sport) A crucial event or circumstance.

Fallnoun

The action of a batsman being out.

Fallnoun

(curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.

Fallnoun

(wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.

Fallnoun

A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.

Fallnoun

Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.

Fallnoun

The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).

Fallnoun

See falls

Fallnoun

An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.

Fallnoun

A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.

Fallverb

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Fallverb

To come down, to drop or descend.

Fallverb

To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.

Fallverb

To be brought to the ground.

Fallverb

(transitive) To be moved downwards.

Fallverb

(obsolete) To let fall; to drop.

Fallverb

(obsolete) To sink; to depress.

Fallverb

To fell; to cut down.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.

Fallverb

(copulative) To become.

Fallverb

To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).

Fallverb

(followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively Usage notes]] below.

Fallverb

(transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

Fallverb

To diminish; to lessen or lower.

Fallverb

To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

Fallverb

(intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

Fallverb

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer.

Fallverb

To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.

Fallverb

To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; - with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean.

Fallverb

To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle.

Fallverb

To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls.

Fallverb

To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; - said of the young of certain animals.

Fallverb

To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the price falls; stocks fell two points.

Fallverb

To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.

Fallverb

To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin.

Fallverb

To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; as, to fall into error; to fall into difficulties.

Fallverb

To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; - said of the countenance.

Fallverb

To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.

Fallverb

To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation.

Fallverb

To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate.

Fallverb

To come; to occur; to arrive.

Fallverb

To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.

Fallverb

To belong or appertain.

Fallverb

To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him.

Fallverb

To let fall; to drop.

Fallverb

To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice.

Fallverb

To diminish; to lessen or lower.

Fallverb

To bring forth; as, to fall lambs.

Fallverb

To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree.

Fallnoun

The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship.

Fallnoun

The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall.

Fallnoun

Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.

Fallnoun

Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.

Fallnoun

The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol.

Fallnoun

Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.

Fallnoun

A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence.

Fallnoun

Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.

Fallnoun

Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; - usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.

Fallnoun

The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice.

Fallnoun

Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.

Fallnoun

The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.

Fallnoun

That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow.

Fallnoun

The act of felling or cutting down.

Fallnoun

Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels.

Fallnoun

Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule.

Fallnoun

That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.

Fallnoun

the season when the leaves fall from the trees;

Fallnoun

a sudden drop from an upright position;

Fallnoun

the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve;

Fallnoun

a downward slope or bend

Fallnoun

a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity;

Fallnoun

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;

Fallnoun

a movement downward;

Fallnoun

the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions);

Fallnoun

the time of day immediately following sunset;

Fallnoun

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Fallnoun

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;

Fallnoun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

Fallverb

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;

Fallverb

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

Fallverb

pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;

Fallverb

come under, be classified or included;

Fallverb

fall from clouds;

Fallverb

suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;

Fallverb

decrease in size, extent, or range;

Fallverb

die, as in battle or in a hunt;

Fallverb

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

Fallverb

be captured;

Fallverb

occur at a specified time or place;

Fallverb

yield to temptation or sin;

Fallverb

lose office or power;

Fallverb

to be given by assignment or distribution;

Fallverb

move in a specified direction;

Fallverb

be due;

Fallverb

lose one's chastity;

Fallverb

to be given by right or inheritance;

Fallverb

come into the possession of;

Fallverb

fall to somebody by assignment or lot;

Fallverb

be inherited by;

Fallverb

slope downward;

Fallverb

lose an upright position suddenly;

Fallverb

drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;

Fallverb

fall or flow in a certain way;

Fallverb

assume a disappointed or sad expression;

Fallverb

be cast down;

Fallverb

come out; issue;

Fallverb

be born, used chiefly of lambs;

Fallverb

begin vigorously;

Fallverb

go as if by falling;

Fallverb

come as if by falling;

Fallverb

move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control

Fallverb

become detached and drop to the ground

Fallverb

hang down

Fallverb

(of land) slope downwards

Fallverb

(of a river) flow or discharge itself into

Fallverb

(of someone's eyes or glance) be directed downwards

Fallverb

(of someone's face) show dismay or disappointment by appearing to droop

Fallverb

(of a person) lose one's balance and collapse

Fallverb

throw oneself to the ground

Fallverb

(of a tree or structure) collapse to the ground

Fallverb

(of computer hardware or software) stop working suddenly; crash

Fallverb

decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality

Fallverb

(of a measuring instrument) show a lower reading

Fallverb

(in sport) play less well

Fallverb

be captured or defeated

Fallverb

(of a wicket) be taken by the bowling side

Fallverb

die in battle

Fallverb

(of a government or leader) lose office or be overthrown.

Fallverb

yield to temptation

Fallverb

pass into a specified state, situation, or position

Fallverb

occur or take place

Fallverb

begin to do something

Fallverb

be drawn accidentally into

Fallverb

be classified in the way specified

Fallnoun

an act of falling or collapsing

Fallnoun

a controlled act of falling, especially as a stunt or in martial arts

Fallnoun

a move which pins the opponent's shoulders on the ground for a count of three.

Fallnoun

a downward difference in height between parts of a surface

Fallnoun

a thing which falls or has fallen

Fallnoun

a sudden onset or arrival

Fallnoun

a waterfall or cascade

Fallnoun

a downward turn in a melody

Fallnoun

the way in which something falls or hangs

Fallnoun

the parts or petals of a flower which bend downwards, especially the outer perianth segments of an iris.

Fallnoun

a decrease in size, number, rate, or level

Fallnoun

a defeat or downfall

Fallnoun

a person's moral decline.

Fallnoun

the lapse of humankind into a state of sin, ascribed in traditional Jewish and Christian theology to the disobedience of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis.

Fallnoun

autumn

Fallnoun

a flock of woodcock