1 (slope down) [+road] bajar en pendiente the path dips into the hollow where a stream comes out of the hills
[+land] formar una hondonada From the brow of the hill the land dipped and rose again the land dipped to form a tiny rural pocket
2 (move down) [+bird, plane] bajar en picado; [+temperature] bajar; [+sun] esconderse the sun dipped below the hill el sol se escondió tras la colina
3 (draw on) to dip into one's savings echar mano de los ahorros
4 (read superficially) to dip into a book hojear un libro