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Dipped

/dɪpt/

To lower into a liquid.

📖 Definitions of "Dipped"

verb
  1. 1

    To lower into a liquid.

    "Dip your biscuit into your tea."

  2. 2

    To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

  3. 3

    (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

  4. 4

    To lower a light's beam.

    "Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car."

adjective
  1. 1

    That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.

  2. 2

    Of headlights: lowered.

  3. 3

    Caught up in debt; mortgaged.

🔄 Synonyms of "Dipped"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
unfitverbNot fit; not having the correct requirements.
swaybackedHaving a sagged back.
swaybacknounAn excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
lordotic(pathology) Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.

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WordDefinition
swaybackedHaving a sagged back.
swaybacknounAn excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
lordotic(pathology) Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.
unfitverbTo make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.
soakedDrenched with water, or other liquid.
drenchedCompletely wet; sodden
fellverb(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
immersedDeeply involved.
edgedThat has a sharp planar surface.
lowverb(intransitive) To moo.
droppedallowed to drop or fall.
tinplateverbAlternative spelling of tin-plate. [(transitive) To coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.]
downverb(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
fallennounHaving dropped by the force of gravity.
shranknoun(US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.
sagged(of pants or shorts) Worn hanging low off the waist; sagging.
retreatverb(intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
lapsedDiscontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
tempered(in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
chocolateverb(transitive, rare, chiefly in the past participle) To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate.

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