n.
Function: noun
Date: 1599
1 : an act of dipping especially : a brief plunge into the water for sport or exercise <a quick dip in the pool>
2 : inclination downward: a : PITCH b : a sharp downward course : DROP <a dip in popularity> c : the angle that a stratum or similar geological feature makes with a horizontal plane
3 : the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle free to rotate in the vertical plane
4 : HOLLOW , DEPRESSION <a dip in the road>
5 : something obtained by or used in dipping <a dip of ice cream> <a dip of snuff>
6 a : a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped <bean dip > b : a liquid preparation for the dipping of something especially : an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals <a sheep dip >
7 slang : PICKPOCKET