dip

appear to move downward

“The sun dipped below the horizon”

a brief immersion

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

a depression in an otherwise level surface

“there was a dip in the road”

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

go down momentarily

“Prices dipped”

immerse in a disinfectant solution

“dip the sheep”

lower briefly

“She dipped her knee”

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

“He dipped into his pocket”

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

“dip water out of a container”

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam