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dip in

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dip something in(to) something and dip something in
to put something into a substance in order to take some of it. Tom dipped some of the bread into the cheese sauce. Dip in the bread again and get some more cheese on it.
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dip in (to something)

1. . to reach into a liquid. I dipped into the dishwater, looking for the missing spoon. I dipped in and there it was.
2. to reach into a substance, usually to remove some of the substance. I dipped into the sour cream with a potato chip and brought out an enormous glob. He grabbed the jar of peanut butter and dipped in.
3. [for something] to sink or lower into a liquid. The oars dipped into the water and came out again. The lower branches sagged down to the water and dipped in.
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Bigmex Chips & Dips box is also ideal for those customers that want to dip in and share their snacking fun.
Little thought was given to the comparative cost economics of market DIP versus hardwood kraft pulp, the potential demand for market DIP in the private sector, or this new technology's ability to produce high-quality pulp suitable for printing and writing paper producers.
Now lovers of the French dip have a new place to try their fave, ``Dipped, double dipped or submerged,'' at The Dip in Sherman Oaks.
 
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