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dip into something

to use a small amount of something The local government voted to dip into the emergency fund to pay for repairing the old town hall.

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Work being slack at present at Devil's Ford, I reck'ned I'd take a pasear down to 'Frisco, and dip into the vortex o' fash'nable society and out again. Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context At first she thought it was some trespasser, but a second look showed her that it was her uncle returning from an early dip into the sea. Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context A mile or so out upon the moor the road takes a very sudden dip into a hollow, with a peat-colored stream running swiftly down the centre of it. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context			dignity digress from dilate on dilemma Diligence is the mother of good luck dilly-dally with dim dim down dim out dim up dime dime a dozen din into dine dine at dine in dine off dine on dinged out dink dink off dinner Dinner is served dip dip in dip into dip into savings dip to diplomacy dire direct direct against direct at direct attention to direct to direction dirt dirt cheap dirt-poor dirty dirty crack dirty deal dirty dog dirty hands dirty laundry dirty look dirty old man dirty up dirty word dirty work dis			dioxygenase dioxygenase Dioxygenases Dioxygenation Diözesane Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Mitarbeitervertretungen Diözesansportgemeinschaft dip dip dip dip dip dip dip Dip Arch Dip Belt Dip Brazing Dip Brazing dip circle dip circle Dip coating Dip Compass dip correction dip edge Dip egg Dip eggs dip fault dip fault DIP Financing dip in dip inductor dip into dip into pocket dip into savings dip joint dip log DIP MIN Dip MLT dip mold Dip Moveout dip needle dip needle dip needle circuit dip net dip nets Dip of a stratum dip of horizon Dip of the horizon Dip of the needle dip oil dip out dip plating dip pole dip reversal Dip sector dip slip Dip slope

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