Dip vs. Nip
Dipnoun
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
Dipnoun
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
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
The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
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 wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
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
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, 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;
Nipnoun
A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
Nipnoun
A nipple, usually of a woman.
Nipnoun
A playful bite.
Nipnoun
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Nipnoun
Briskly cold weather.
Nipnoun
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
Nipnoun
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
Nipnoun
(mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
Nipnoun
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
Nipnoun
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
Nipnoun
(nautical) A short turn in a rope.
Nipnoun
(papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
Nipnoun
A pickpocket.
Nipverb
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
Nipverb
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
Nipverb
To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
Nipverb
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
Nipverb
To annoy, as by nipping.
Nipverb
To taunt.
Nipverb
To squeeze or pinch.
Nipverb
To steal; especially to cut a purse.
Nipverb
To affect [one] painfully; to cause physical pain.'
Nipverb
(informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
Nipnoun
A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
Nipnoun
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
Nipnoun
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Nipnoun
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
Nipnoun
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
Nipnoun
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
Nipnoun
A short turn in a rope.
Nipverb
To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
Nipverb
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
Nipverb
Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
Nipverb
To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
Nipnoun
a small drink of liquor;
Nipnoun
a person of Japanese descent
Nipnoun
a tart spiciness
Nipnoun
a small drink
Nipnoun
small sharp biting
Nipverb
squeeze tightly between the fingers;
Nipverb
give a small sharp bite to;
Nipverb
sever or remove by pinching or snipping;
Nip
Nip is an ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent and origin. The word Nip is an abbreviation from Nippon (日本), the Japanese name for Japan.
