# dipped

Pronunciation: say "DIPT" /dɪpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of dip. — simple past and past participle of dip
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dip. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The plane dipped suddenly as it hit a pocket of turbulence._
   - _Stock prices dipped sharply after the announcement._

## Adjective

2. Briefly immersed in a liquid and then taken out.
   - Simple: Quickly placed into a liquid and then taken out again.
   - _The freshly dipped cone hardened as the chocolate cooled._
   - _Each dipped wick was hung up to dry between coats._
3. Of a vehicle's headlights: angled downward to reduce glare for oncoming drivers.
   - Simple: Describes car lights that are turned down so they do not blind other drivers.
   - _She switched to dipped beams as the other car approached._
   - _Motorists kept their headlights dipped along the unlit country lane._

## Adjective

4. Heavily in debt, with one's property mortgaged to cover what is owed. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Owing a lot of money, often with property used to back the loan.
   - _He was hopelessly dipped, with creditors calling at the door each morning._
   - _The young squire had grown dipped from years of reckless gambling._

## Origin

Formed from the word "dip" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dipped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).