dip
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
Example
“There is a dip in the road ahead.”
Other meanings
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
A kind of
- condiment
Kinds of dip
- bean dip
- cheese dip
- clam dip
Word history
From Old English "dyppan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dip” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.