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dip noun

  /dɪp/
  • (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
dippi
  • A sauce for dipping.
dippikastike
  • A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
kylpy
  • A lower section of a road or geological feature.
painauma
  • A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
pulahdus
  • A dip stick.
tikku, öljytikku

dip verb

  /dɪp/
  • (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
kastaa, dipata, laskea, notkahtaa, vaihtaa lähivaloille
  • (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
dipata, nuuskata
  • To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
dipata, nuuskata, vaihtaa lähivaloille
  • (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
kylvettää
  • (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
tarkistaa öljyt
  • (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
vaihtaa lähivaloille

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