I dipped into the dishwater, looking for the missing spoon.
•I dipped in and there it was.
2. to reach into a substance, usually to remove some of the substance. •I dipped into the sour cream with a potato chip and brought out an enormous glob.
•He grabbed the jar of peanut butter and dipped in.
3. [for something] to sink or lower into a liquid. •The oars dipped into the water and came out again.
•The lower branches sagged down to the water and dipped in.