DIP

  1. (acronym) .  delightfully intelligent person.
  2. (acronym) .  dual in-line package [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_in-line_package].
  3. Noun.  A lower section of a road or geological feature.
  4. Noun.  A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
  5. Noun.  A dip stick.
  6. Noun.  A swim. (Usually a short swim to refresh).
  7. Noun.  (colloquial, dated) A pickpocket.
  8. Noun.  A sauce for dipping.
  9. Noun.  (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
  11. Verb.  (intransitive) (context, of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
  12. Verb.  (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
  13. Verb.  (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.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
  15. Verb.  (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
  16. Verb.  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.
  17. Noun.  A foolish person.

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