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take a dip

take a dip verb: to swim.

Verb

take a dip (third-person singular simple present takes a dip, present participle taking a dip, simple past took a dip, past participle taken a dip)

  1. To swim.

Forms of take a dip

third-person singular presenttakes a dip
present participletaking a dip
pasttook a dip
past participletaken a dip

Questions about take a dip

What does take a dip mean?
Take a dip means to swim.
What part of speech is take a dip?
Take a dip is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a dip?
The past tense of take a dip is took a dip.

Words near take a dip in the dictionary

  1. take a crack at
  2. take a crap
  3. take a decision
  4. take a deep breath
  5. take a dim view of
  6. take a dip
  7. take a dirt nap
  8. take a dive
  9. take a dookie
  10. take a dump
  11. take a fall

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