A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on 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.
A diplomat.
A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
The moist form of snuff tobacco.
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.
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.
A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
Fried bread.
A foolish person.
A dip stick.
A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
A sauce for dipping.
The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
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 perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
To lower into a liquid.
To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
To immerse for baptism.
To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.
To leave.
To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
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 light's beam.
To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
A float board.
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
A lowboy trailer.
Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
To circulate.
To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
To be capable of floating.
To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
To move in a fluid manner.
To drift gently through the air.
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
To drift or wander aimlessly.
To extend a short-term loan to.
To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
To perform a float.
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.