dip

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

a brief swim in water

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index

there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery

a brief immersion

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

a depression in an otherwise level surface

there was a dip in the road

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

go down momentarily

Prices dipped

dip into a liquid while eating

She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce