Dip vs. Pit
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;
Pitnoun
A hole in the ground.
Pitnoun
(motor racing) An area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
Pitnoun
(music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
Pitnoun
A mine.
Pitnoun
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
Pitnoun
(trading) A trading pit.
Pitnoun
The bottom part of something.
Pitnoun
(colloquial) Armpit.
Pitnoun
(aviation) A luggage hold.
Pitnoun
(countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
Pitnoun
The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
Pitnoun
The grave, or underworld.
Pitnoun
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
Pitnoun
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
Pitnoun
(gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
Pitnoun
(slang) A pit bull terrier.
Pitnoun
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Pitnoun
(slang) A mosh pit.
Pitnoun
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
Pitnoun
A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
Pitnoun
The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
Pitnoun
(informal) A pit bull terrier.
Pitverb
(transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Pitverb
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
Pitverb
(transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
Pitverb
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
Pitverb
(transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
Pitnoun
A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
Pitnoun
Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
Pitnoun
A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
Pitnoun
A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
Pitnoun
Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.
Pitnoun
An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
Pitnoun
The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
Pitverb
To place or put into a pit or hole.
Pitverb
To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.
Pitverb
To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
Pitnoun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);
Pitnoun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Pitnoun
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed;
Pitnoun
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
Pitnoun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;
Pitnoun
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
Pitnoun
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
Pitverb
set into opposition or rivalry;
Pitverb
mark with a scar;
Pitverb
remove the pits from;
Pitnoun
a large hole in the ground.
Pitnoun
a large deep hole from which stones or minerals are quarried
Pitnoun
a coal mine
Pitnoun
a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car's underside.
Pitnoun
a low or wretched psychological state
Pitnoun
hell.
Pitnoun
a hollow or indentation in a surface.
Pitnoun
a small indentation left on the skin by a pustule or spot; a pockmark.
Pitnoun
an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled
Pitnoun
an orchestra pit.
Pitnoun
the seating at the back of the stalls of a theatre.
Pitnoun
a part of the floor of a stock exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded
Pitnoun
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
Pitnoun
a person's bed.
Pitnoun
a person's armpit.
Pitnoun
the stone of a fruit.
Pitverb
set someone or something in conflict or competition with
Pitverb
set an animal to fight against (another animal) for sport
Pitverb
make a hollow or indentation in the surface of
Pitverb
sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow.
Pitverb
drive a racing car into the pits for fuel or maintenance
Pitverb
remove the pit from (fruit).
