I.
noun
1 quick swim
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick
▪ refreshing
VERB + DIP
▪ take
▪
I took a quick ~ in the hotel pool before lunch.
2 decrease
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp
▪ slight
▪ sudden
▪ occasional
▪
the occasional ~s in the market
VERB + DIP
▪ suffer , take
▪
Share prices have taken a slight ~.
▪ experience , see
▪
The nation is experiencing an economic ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a sharp ~ in temperature
II.
verb
1 in liquid
ADVERB
▪ lightly
▪
She dipped the brush lightly in the varnish.
▪ quickly
▪
Quickly ~ the tomatoes in boiling water.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , into
▪
He dipped his finger in the water
2 go/move downwards
ADVERB
▪ gently
▪
hills which ~ gently to the east
▪ slowly
▪
The sun was slowly dipping out of sight.
▪ steeply
▪ down
▪
The road dipped steeply down into the town.
PREPOSITION
▪ below
▪
The sun dipped below the horizon.
3 prices, support, etc.
ADVERB
▪ slightly
▪ sharply
▪
Support dipped sharply to 51%.
PREPOSITION
▪ below
▪
when unemployment ~s below a certain point
Dip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ index , ↑ rate , ↑ rating , ↑ sun , ↑ temperature
Dip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ brush , ↑ finger , ↑ fry , ↑ headlights , ↑ per cent , ↑ toe