dip
- dip
1. to steal
Literally, to put into liquid, which involves a downward movement, and so a dip or dipper is a pickpocket:
Dipping, lifting money out of a mug's pocket. (Kersh, 1936)
Twenty years of muggers and dips, safe men and junkies. (Mailer, 1965 — but don't place reliance on the safe man unless you wish him to open a safe for you)
The dip squad consists of police charged with apprehending pickpockets:
He was not happy about being taken off the dip squad. (Daily Telegraph, 27 April 1996 — a policeman returning to normal duty, after the investigation of an allegation of dishonesty, sported a pigtail: when given new duties less to his liking he claimed to be a victim of sexual discrimination)
2. a drunkard
A shortened form of dipsomaniac. To dip your beak or your bill means to drink intoxicants to excess.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
2014.
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DIP — may refer to: Contents 1 As a three letter acronym 1.1 In science and technology 1.1.1 In computer scie … Wikipedia
Dip — Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dip — Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — [n1] submersion in liquid bath, dive, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, plunge, soak, soaking, swim; concept 256 dip [n2] something for dunking concoction, dilution, infusion, mixture, preparation, solution, suffusion, suspension; concepts… … New thesaurus
dip — ► VERB (dipped, dipping) 1) (dip in/into) put or lower briefly in or into. 2) sink, drop, or slope downwards. 3) (of a level or amount) temporarily become lower or smaller. 4) lower or move downwards. 5) Brit. lower the beam of (a … English terms dictionary
dip — [dip] vt. dipped or occas.Now Rare dipt, dipping [ME dippen < OE dyppan, to immerse < Gmc * dup , to be deep: see DIMPLE] 1. to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse 2. to dye in this way 3. to clean… … English World dictionary
Dip — Dip, v. i. 1. To immerse one s self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink. [1913 Webster] The sun s rim dips; the stars rush out. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dip — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Según el contexto, dip se puede referir a: Mitología un perro vampiro propio de la mitología de Cataluña. Gastronomía la salsa con la que se mojan ciertos aperitivos. Electrónica un tipo de encapsulado de circuitos… … Wikipedia Español
DIP — index immerse (plunge into), subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 DIP … Law dictionary
dip — s.n. Cuvânt de origine engleză, utilizat în gastronomie pentru sos rece de consistenţa unei paste în care se înmoaie diferite alimente în formă de bastonaşe (tije de legume, grisine) înainte de a fi consumate. Trimis de gal, 04.05.2005. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
