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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed
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To: MythMan who wrote (333558)4/11/2007 12:14:59 PM
From: Broken_Clock   of 436258
 
Main Entry: 1dip
Pronunciation: 'dip
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): dipped; dip·ping
Etymology: Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan; akin to Old High German tupfen to wash, Lithuanian dubus deep
transitive verb
1 : to buy(as in all clowns must buy)
2 a : to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat <dip candles> b : to thrust in a way to suggest immersion c : to immerse (as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution
3 a : to lift a portion of by reaching below the surface with something shaped to hold liquid : LADLE b : to take a portion of (snuff)
4 a archaic : INVOLVE b : MORTGAGE
5 a : to lower and then raise again <dip a flag in salute> b chiefly British : DIM 2
intransitive verb
1 a : to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge b : to immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material
2 a : to suddenly drop down or out of sight b of an airplane : to drop suddenly before climbing c : to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily <prices dipped> d : to lower the body momentarily especially as part of an athletic or dancing motion
3 a : to withdraw a part of the contents of something by or as if by reaching down inside it -- used with into <dipped into his pocket for change> <dipped into the family's savings>
4 : to examine or read something casually or superficially -- used with into <dip into a book>
5 : to incline downward from the plane of the horizon
- dip·pa·ble /'di-p&-b&l/ adjective
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