dip

slang

1. A stupid or foolish person. Todd, you dip—did you leave the refrigerator open again? I felt like a total dip after getting the answer wrong. Geez, he keeps pulling on a door that's clearly marked "push"—what a dip.

2. A pickpocket. The dips will usually bump into you or do something else to distract you while they relieve you of your valuables. The dips move stealthily among the congregation, lifting the purses and coins from those focused on the sermon. I know I had more money than this in my pocket. The dips must have gotten to me!

3. An act or instance of pickpocketing. After the dip, the thief hands off the stolen property to an accomplice who flees the scene before anyone notices him. Pull off the dip, then get out of there so no one catches you with their wallet! I know I had more money than this in my pocket. I think there's been a dip!

dip

1. n. a drunkard. (From dipsomaniac.) Buy the dip a drink. That’ll shut him up for a while.

2. and dipper n. a pickpocket. (Underworld.) The dip tried a snatch, but the dupe turned around at the wrong time. The cops picked up three dippers, working as a group, at the fairgrounds.

3. n. a pinch or helping of snuff. He took a dip just before he picked up the bat.

4. n. a wad of chewing tobacco. You could see he had a big dip in his cheek.

5. n. an oaf; a jerk. (Probably from dipshit.) Why are you acting like such a dip?

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"As dipping is also effective against lice, keds, ticks and blowfly, I am a strong advocate of dipping."

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Officers will be visiting farms and smallholdings to seek their assistance and support in improving the use of sheep dip and dipping practices.

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On the other hand, some cores can endure 4 weeks or more of storage before dipping and still remain comparable to cores that are dipped immediately.

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Parishioners dipping their bread into the cup are coming into contact with the same bacteria as those who drink from it, and they often leave behind a good deal of their own from handling the bread before dipping.

New report asserts common cup is safe: dipping can increase bacteria count in cup

Driving the demand for his services has been the rising cost of dipping licences, and the decline in on-farm labour.

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Dean's, for instance, offers a Zesty Guacamole spread, and in December, the Sabra Dipping Co., in White Plains, N.Y., added a Lemon Twist variety to its line of hummus.

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These dips are not just for dipping and the new packs carry details of how to make more out of them.

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At this time of year, many farmers are dipping flocks to protect against sheep scab, but the chemicals can pollute water supplies and harm aquatic life.

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Agency officers are visiting local farms and smallholdings to enlist help and support in improving dipping practices.

Warning over toxic impact of sheep dip

It is believed his sheep had been allowed to stand in heavy rain after dipping. Chemicals then seeped from fleeces and ran off into a channel created by the rain which led to the stream.

Zero tolerance; Tough stance against farmers who let toxic sheep dip get into streams

At the same time, Jacob's is capitalising on the dipping phenomenon by launching Thai Bites dip pack.

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Dipping is now done manually by a batch method, employing a 32-liter hot bath supplied by Bayer's Hennecke Machinery subsidiary in Pittsburgh.

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