■ verb
1》 dip (bread or other food) into a drink or soup before eating it.
↘immerse in water.
2》 Basketball score by shooting the ball down through the basket with the hands above the rim.
■ noun Basketball a goal scored by ~ing.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Pennsylvanian Ger. ~e 'dip', from Ger. tunken 'dip or plunge'.