Definition of DIPPED

dipped

Verb

  • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
  • dip into a liquid while eating
  • go down momentarily
    • "Prices dipped"
  • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
  • take a small amount from
  • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  • lower briefly
    • "She dipped her knee"
  • appear to move downward
    • "The sun dipped below the horizon"
  • slope downwards
  • dip into a liquid
    • "He dipped into the pool"
  • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
  • immerse in a disinfectant solution
  • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
    • "He dipped into his pocket"
  • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
  • simple past and past participle of dip

Adjective Satellite

  • having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

Adj

  • That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
  • Of headlights: lowered.
  • Caught up in debt; mortgaged.

General

  • a past tense of dip

Origin / Etymology

From dip + -ed.

Scrabble Score: 12

dipped: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dipped: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dipped: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

dipped is a valid Words With Friends word