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Meaning:

acronym:

  • delightfully intelligent person
  • dual in-line package [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_in-line_package]

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Noun:

  • A dip stick.
  • A foolish person.
  • A lower section of a road or geological feature.
  • A sauce for dipping.
  • A swim. (Usually a short swim to refresh).
  • A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
  • dated A pickpocket.
  • geology The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

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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.
  • 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.
  • To lower a light's beam.
  • To lower into a liquid.
  • To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
  • To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

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