Dip vs. Hump — What's the Difference?

To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.

A rounded mass or protuberance, such as the fleshy structure on the back of a camel or of some cattle.

To color or dye by immersing

A deformity of the back in humans caused by an abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine.

To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.

Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse.

To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.

A low mound of earth; a hummock.

To galvanize or plate (metal) by immersion.

A mountain range.

To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle

Chiefly British A fit of depression; an emotional slump.

To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.

To bend or round into a hump; arch.

To lower or drop (something) suddenly

To exert (oneself).

(Slang) To pick the pockets of.

To carry, especially on the back.

To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.

Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse with.

To plunge the hand or a receptacle into liquid or a container, especially so as to take something up or out

(Slang) To exert oneself.

To withdraw a small amount from a fund

(Slang) To hurry.

To drop down or sink out of sight suddenly

Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse.

To drop suddenly before climbing. Used of an aircraft.

A mound of earth.

To slope downward; decline

A speed bump or speed hump.

To decline slightly and usually temporarily

A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

(Geology) To lie at an angle to the horizontal plane, as a rock stratum or vein.

A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

To read here and there at random; browse

(slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

To investigate a subject superficially; dabble

A bad mood.

(Slang) To steal by picking pockets.

(slang) A painfully boorish person.

To place a preparation of finely shredded tobacco in one's mouth.

A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.

A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.

(transitive) To bend something into a hump.

A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.

To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

A savory creamy mixture into which crackers, raw vegetables, or other foods may be dipped.

To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.

An amount taken up by dipping.

To dry-hump.

A container for dipping.

To have sex (with).

A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.

To prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.

A downward slope; a decline.

To vex or annoy.

A sharp downward course; a drop

(rail) To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.

(Geology) The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.

A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

(Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.

A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.

The unstressed portion of a metrical foot.

A portion of a switchyard with a slanting track in which freight cars may coast without an engine and be sorted through a series of switches.

Magnetic dip.

To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; - often with up.

A hollow or depression.

To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general.

(Sports) A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.

To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; - usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself.

(Slang) A pickpocket.

To sort freight cars by means of a hump.

(Slang) A foolish or stupid person.

To engage in sexual intercourse with.

A preparation of finely shredded tobacco, usually placed between the lower lip and gum. Also called snuff.

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

Arch one's back

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Have sexual intercourse with;

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.

A dip stick.

A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

A pickpocket.

A sauce for dipping.

(geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

(archaic) A dipped candle.

(dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.

(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

(turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.

(aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

(uncountable) The moist form of snuff tobacco.

The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.

Fried bread.

A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.

(informal) A foolish person.

(informal) A diplomat.

(transitive) To lower into a liquid.

(intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

(intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

(transitive) To lower a light's beam.

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

(transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

(transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.

(transitive) To immerse for baptism.

(transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

(intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

(transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.

(intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.

(transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

(transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

(intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.

To leave.

To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion.

To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; - often with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water.

To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a liquid or a soft substance and removing a part.

To pierce; to penetrate; - followed by in or into.

To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; - followed by in or into.

To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip.

To dip snuff.

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

A hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the ground.

A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon.

A dipped candle.

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip (the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings of subsequent years).

A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

A liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals are dipped (see sheep-dip).

A sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.

A pickpocket.

A depression in an otherwise level surface;

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

A brief immersion

A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

A candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

A brief swim in water

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;

Dip into a liquid while eating;

Go down momentarily;

Stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Lower briefly;

Appear to move downward;

Slope downwards;

Dip into a liquid;

Of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax

Immerse in a disinfectant solution;

Scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface;