dip
Sauce for chips
For a short word, the noun and verb dip has somewhat complex associations.
It often suggests downward motion, and there is sometimes liquid involved, as when you take a dip (go for a swim).
If you dip a spoon into a pan, you put it in and bring it out again.
If a surface dips (dip in the road) it descends suddenly and perhaps unexpectedly.
The thick-ish food that you dip chips into is called – what else – dip!
Plunge beneath liquid
- soakSaturate with liquid
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- steepRising at sharp angle
- marinateSoak food in flavoring
drench · saturate · baptize · infuse · coat · bathe · pickle · brine
Spicy tomato condiment
- guacamoleSeasoned avocado spread
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- quesoMelted cheese dip
- tzatzikiYogurt-cucumber sauce from Greece
ranch · aioli · pesto · nacho · crudités · chip · cracker · pita
Sudden steep descent
Very thin, underweight
- poolCollective fund or basin
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
wade · cool off · plunge · paddle · refreshing · summer · beach · watering hole
Economic decline period
- dropFall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- slumpExtended period of decline
reduction · lowering · downswing · ebb · contraction · depreciation · devaluation · correction
Headfirst water entry
- dropFall or release
- descendMove to lower position
- swoopRapid downward plunge
- nosediveSudden steep descent
bungee · skydive · cannonball · bellyflop · freefall · abseil · rappel · plummet
Latin ballroom with sharp stops
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- foxtrotSmooth partner dance
swing · jive · quickstep · partner · lead · follow · twirl · lift
Thin lustrous coating
Twin gymnastic rails
- tricepThree-headed arm muscle
- push-upProne bodyweight arm exercise
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
bodyweight · chest · bar · rep
submerge
Plunge beneath liquid
marinate · drench · saturate · baptize · infuse · coat · bathe · pickle · brine · dye
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
tzatziki · ranch · aioli · pesto · nacho · crudités · chip · cracker · pita · tortilla
plunge
Sudden steep descent
bow · drop · sink · swoop · dive · curtsy · nod · stoop · bend · incline
skinny
Very thin, underweight
splash · wade · cool off · plunge · paddle · refreshing · summer · beach · watering hole · pond
downturn
Economic decline period
slump · reduction · lowering · downswing · ebb · contraction · depreciation · devaluation · correction · trough
dive
Headfirst water entry
nosedive · bungee · skydive · cannonball · bellyflop · freefall · abseil · rappel · plummet · jackknife
tango
Latin ballroom with sharp stops
foxtrot · swing · jive · quickstep · partner · lead · follow · twirl · lift · spin
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
snuff
Powdered tobacco for sniffing
parallel bars
Twin gymnastic rails
- tricepThree-headed arm muscle
- push-upProne bodyweight arm exercise
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
calisthenics · bodyweight · chest · bar · rep
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- decreasesreduction, decline, drop, fall, decrease
- downward movementssink, dive, drop, fall, plunge
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- French dipSandwich served with jus
- double dippedTook benefits twice improperly
- dip intoAccess partially or briefly
- chips and dipFried slices with condiment
- take a dipBriefly enter water
- skinny dippingSwimming without clothing
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