Dip (exercise) — Dip exercise using a dip bar The dip is an exercise used in strength training. Normal, shoulder width dips primarily train the triceps, with major synergists being the anterior deltoid, the pectoralis muscles (sternal, clavicular, and minor), and … Wikipedia
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 soldering — apparatus. Dip soldering is a small scale soldering process by which electronic components are soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB) to form an electronic assembly. The solder wets to the exposed metallic areas of the board (those not… … Wikipedia
Dip-pen nanolithography — (DPN) began as a scanning probe lithography technique where an atomic force microscope tip was used to transfer alkane thiolates to a gold surface. This technique allows surface patterning on scales of under 100 nanometers. DPN is the… … Wikipedia
dip|lei|do|scope — «dihp LY duh skohp», noun. an instrument consisting of a pair of mirrors tilted toward each other at an angle slightly more than 90 degrees, and covered by a sheet of glass, which indicates the passage of the sun, a star, or satellite over the… … Useful english dictionary
Dip pen — Various models of dip pens A dip pen or nib pen usually consists of a metal nib with capillary channels like those of fountain pen nibs, mounted on a handle or holder, often made of wood. Other materials can be used for the holder, including bone … Wikipedia
Dip slope — Schematic cross section of a cuesta, dip slopes facing left and harder rock layers in darker colors than softer ones A dip slope is a geological formation often created by erosion of tilted strata.[1] Dip slopes are found on homoclinal ridges … Wikipedia
dip — [c]/dɪp / (say dip) verb (dipped, dipping) –verb (t) 1. to plunge temporarily into a liquid, as to wet or to take up some of the liquid. 2. to raise or take up by dipping action; lift by bailing or scooping: to dip water out of a boat. 3. to… …
dip — I. n 1. a fool. This word, first heard in the 1970s, is either a back formation from dippy or a short form of dipstick or dipshit. ► All those people out there, they re just complete dips. (Recorded, American teenager, London, 1988) 2. a… … Contemporary slang
dip — {{11}}dip (n.) stupid person, eccentric person, 1920s slang, perhaps a back formation from DIPPY (Cf. dippy). Dipshit is an emphatic form of dip (2); dipstick may be a euphemism or may reflect putative dipstick penis [DAS]. {{12}}dip (v.) O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
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… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms