Definitions
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Word origin
From Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-West Germanic *duppjan, from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (“to dip”). Related to deep.
Used in a sentence
“There is a dip in the road ahead.”
“After a signal check at Darley Dale, on the third run, the Pacific mounted the long 1 in 100 at a steady 53-54 m.p.h. and attained a brief 60 m.p.h. in the short dip before Monsal Dale.”
“With his precious charge / Embark'd, Sinicus gently ſteers along; / The dip of oars in uniſon awake / Without alarming ſilence; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues
01“Brief swim”3 letters
02“Chip sauce”3 letters
03“Lower briefly into sauce”3 letters
04“Quick swim”3 letters
05“Sauce for chips”3 letters
06“Brief plunge”3 letters
07“Dunk briefly”3 letters
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