undip
undip verb: to bring back up from a dipped state.
Verb
undip (third-person singular simple present undips, present participle undipping, simple past and past participle undipped)
- To bring back up from a dipped state.
- You undip your headlights. You can see the gazelle, the gazelle can see only the light. Your companion in the passenger seat opens the door, rests the rifle on the hinge, aims — all without haste, because the gazelle is stock still — and fires.2010, John Man, The Great Wall, page 185
Forms of undip
| third-person singular present | undips |
|---|---|
| present participle | undipping |
| past participle | undipped |
| past | undipped |
Origin of undip
From un- + dip.
Questions about undip
- What does undip mean?
- Undip means to bring back up from a dipped state.
- What part of speech is undip?
- Undip is a verb.
- What is the past tense of undip?
- The past tense of undip is undipped.
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