The difference between Dip and Fall

When used as nouns, dip means a lower section of a road or geological feature, whereas fall means the act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

When used as verbs, dip means to lower into a liquid, whereas fall means to move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dip and Fall

  1. Dip as a noun:

    A lower section of a road or geological feature.

    Examples:

    "There is a dip in the road ahead."

  2. Dip as a noun:

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

  3. Dip as a noun:

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

  4. Dip as a noun:

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

  5. Dip as a noun:

    A dip stick.

  6. Dip as a noun:

    A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

    Examples:

    "I'm going for a dip before breakfast."

  7. Dip as a noun (colloquial, dated):

    A pickpocket.

  8. Dip as a noun:

    A sauce for dipping.

    Examples:

    "This onion dip is just scrumptious."

  9. Dip as a noun (geology):

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

  10. Dip as a noun (archaic):

    A dipped candle.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Marryat"

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Dip as a noun (uncountable):

    The moist form of snuff tobacco.

  1. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To lower into a liquid.

    Examples:

    "Dip your biscuit into your tea''."

  2. Dip as a verb (intransitive):

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

  3. Dip as a verb (intransitive):

    To decrease slightly.

  4. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To lower a light's beam.

    Examples:

    "Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car."

  5. 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.

    Examples:

    "“The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”"

  6. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

    Examples:

    "The farmer is going to dip the cattle today."

  7. Dip as a verb (transitive):

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

  8. 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.

    Examples:

    "rfex en"

  9. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To immerse for baptism.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Fuller"

  10. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

  11. Dip as a verb (intransitive):

    To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

  12. 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.

    Examples:

    "to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water"

  13. 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.

  14. Dip as a verb (transitive):

    To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

  15. Dip as a verb (transitive):

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

  16. Dip as a verb (intransitive):

    To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

    Examples:

    "Strata of rock dip."

  17. 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)

  18. 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.

  19. Dip as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    To leave.

    Examples:

    "He dipped out of the room so fast."

  1. Dip as a noun:

    A foolish person.

  1. Dip as a noun (computer graphics):

  1. Dip as a noun (informal):

    A diplomat.

  1. Fall as a noun:

    The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

  2. Fall as a noun:

    A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

  3. Fall as a noun (chiefly, North America, obsolete elsewhere):

    The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

  4. Fall as a noun:

    A loss of greatness or status.

    Examples:

    "the fall of Rome"

  5. Fall as a noun:

    That which falls or cascades.

  6. Fall as a noun (sport):

    A crucial event or circumstance. The action of a batsman being out. A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction. An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.

  7. Fall as a noun:

    A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.

  8. Fall as a noun (informal, US):

    Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.

    Examples:

    "He set up his rival to take the fall."

  9. Fall as a noun:

    The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).

    Examples:

    "Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards."

  10. Fall as a noun:

    See falls

  11. Fall as a noun:

    An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.

  12. Fall as a noun:

    A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.

  1. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. To come down, to drop or descend. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself. To be brought to the ground.

    Examples:

    "Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground."

    "The rain fell at dawn."

    "He fell to the floor and begged for mercy."

  2. Fall as a verb (transitive):

    To move downwards. To let fall; to drop. To sink; to depress. To fell; to cut down.

    Examples:

    "to fall the voice"

    "to fall a tree"

  3. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To happen, to change negatively. To become. To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); . To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. To die, especially in battle or by disease. To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.). To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively .

    Examples:

    "She has fallen ill.  nowrap The children fell asleep in the back of the car.  nowrap When did you first fall in love?"

    "Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday.  nowrap Last year, Commencement fell on June 3."

    "Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD."

    "This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War."

    "The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal."

    "Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal."

  4. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

    Examples:

    "And so it falls to me to make this important decision.  nowrap The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals."

  5. Fall as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To diminish; to lessen or lower.

  6. Fall as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To bring forth.

    Examples:

    "to fall lambs"

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  7. Fall as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

  9. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

    Examples:

    "to fall into error;  to fall into difficulties"

  10. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

  11. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

  12. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

    Examples:

    "After arguing, they fell to blows."

  13. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

    Examples:

    "An unguarded expression fell from his lips."

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