dip

/dɪp/ noun

Definition

FOOD [C, U] › a thick sauce that you can put pieces of food into before you eat them: a blue cheese dip

SURFACE [C] › a lower area on a surface: a sudden dip in the road

AMOUNT [C] › a sudden fall in the level or amount of something: a dip in profits

SWIM [C] informal › a short swim: Let's have a quick dip in the pool before breakfast.

(Definition of dip noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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