dip (A2)

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪp/

Definition

To put something briefly into a liquid, or to be covered briefly by a liquid.

Examples

• He dipped his hand into the cool water.

• The chef dipped the bread into the soup.

• She dipped the paintbrush into the blue paint.

How to Use dip

dip into (prepositional phrase)

To put something briefly into a liquid. — "He dipped his toe into the water."

dip something in/into (collocation)

To submerge something briefly in a liquid. — "She dipped the brush in the paint."

dip out of (prepositional phrase)

To remove something from a liquid. — "He dipped the ladle out of the soup."

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