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