I . v. a.
1.
Immerse, plunge, douse, souse.
2.
Take out ( with a ladle, cup, etc. ), ladle.
3.
Baptize by immersion.
II . v. n.
1.
Thrust a ladle ( cup, etc., into a liquid ).
2.
Incline, tend downward.
3.
Engage cursorily, enter slightly.
4.
Dive, plunge, duck, pitch, immerse one's self.