Crossword clues for dipped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
dipped \dipped\ adj. having an abnormal sagging of the spine, especially in horses.
Syn: sway-backed.
Wiktionary
1 That has been briefly immersed in a liquid. 2 Of headlights: lowered. 3 (context archaic colloquial English) Caught up in debt; mortgaged. v
(en-past of: dip)
WordNet
adj. having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) [syn: lordotic, swayback, swaybacked]
n. a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination]
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: pickpocket, cutpurse]
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
a brief immersion
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 dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: drop, fall, free fall]
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
a brief swim in water [syn: plunge]
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, souse, plunge, douse]
dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: dunk]
go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: dim]
lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: sink]
slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: douse, duck]
of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
See dip
Usage examples of "dipped".
She dipped out enough water to wash her hands and went to work on breakfast.
His eyes lingered on the fine chains that dipped and quivered between her breasts with each breath she took.
Then she dipped her head to take amber liquid from crystal that was warm with his body heat.
Yet even as he spoke, he dipped his head between words for small, brushing tastes of her mouth.
At the upper edge of the coarse black sand, coconut palms swayed and dipped in the breeze like stately dancers.
His tongue dipped into her mouth as delicately as though she was a flower reserved for royalty.
Her fingers dipped into the open collar of his shirt, tracing lines of tendon and muscle, tangling in the curling midnight hair of his chest.
He kissed the curve of her neck, the tips of her breasts, and then dipped his tongue into her shadowed navel.
His thumb dipped, circled, rubbed the sleek button that rose to meet his touches.
He repeated the exciting touch again before he dipped inside and skimmed the inner softness of her lips.
Her forehead dipped farther and farther, finally coming to rest against his breastbone.
In the sudden, hushed silence between Caleb and Willow, the sound of the tiny creek was like a river, but it wasn’t loud enough to cover the break in his breathing when her cool fingers dipped below his belt.
As she glided, dipped, and turned with the grace of flame, Strauss’ latest waltz melody floated above the wild land, sung by a resilient elf whose beauty and cruel words were a knife turning in Wolfe’s heart.
He stopped and dipped deeply, forcing her to depend upon his strength for her balance.
The vein of gold ore also dipped sharply, telling him that the tunnel was the result of following a bigger vein of ore rather than of any particular planning on the part of the Spaniards.