The difference between Dip and Duck

Dip as a noun:

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

Dip as a noun:

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Dip as a noun:

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Dip as a noun:

A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.

Dip as a noun:

A dip stick.

Dip as a noun:

A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

Dip as a noun (colloquial, dated):

A pickpocket.

Dip as a noun:

A sauce for dipping.

Dip as a noun (geology):

The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

Dip as a noun (archaic):

A dipped candle.

Dip as a noun (dance):

a move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader

Dip as a noun:

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

Dip as a noun:

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.

Dip as a noun (aeronautics):

A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

Dip as a noun (uncountable):

The moist form of snuff tobacco.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To lower into a liquid.

Dip as a verb (intransitive):

To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

Dip as a verb (intransitive):

To decrease slightly.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To lower a light's beam.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

Dip as a verb:

To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To immerse for baptism.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

Dip as a verb (intransitive):

To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.

Dip as a verb (intransitive):

To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

Dip as a verb (transitive):

To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

Dip as a verb (intransitive):

To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

Dip as a verb (transitive, dance):

To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

Dip as a verb:

To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.

Dip as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

To leave.

Dip as a noun:

A foolish person.

Dip as a noun (computer graphics):

Dip as a noun (informal):

A diplomat.

Duck as a verb (intransitive):

To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Duck as a verb (transitive):

To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Duck as a verb (transitive):

To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Duck as a verb (intransitive):

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

Duck as a verb (intransitive):

To bow.

Duck as a verb (transitive):

To evade doing something.

Duck as a verb (transitive):

To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

Duck as a verb (intransitive, Australia):

To enter a place for a short moment.

Duck as a noun:

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Duck as a noun:

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

Duck as a noun (uncountable):

The flesh of a duck used as food.

Duck as a noun (cricket):

A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)

Duck as a noun (slang):

A playing card with the rank of two.

Duck as a noun:

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Duck as a noun:

A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.

Duck as a noun:

A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.

Duck as a noun (US):

A cairn used to mark a trail.

Duck as a noun:

One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.

Duck as a noun:

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Duck as a noun (in plural):

Trousers made of such material.

Duck as a noun:

; pet; darling.

Duck as a noun (Midlands):

Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).