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verb (intr, preposition)
to draw (upon)he dipped into his savings
to read (passages) at random or cursorily in (a book, newspaper, etc)
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Words nearby dip into

diphthongize, diphycercal, diphyletic, diphyllous, diphyodont, dip into, dipl., diplacusis, diplegia, diplex, diplexer
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Words related to dip into

appropriate, browse, dabble, flip through, get, glance at, leaf through, peruse, play at, run over, run through, scan, seize, skim, take, taste

Other Idioms and Phrases with dip into

dip into
1

Investigate superficially, as in He began to dip into Chaucer, or She's just dipping into psychology. This expression alludes to plunging briefly into a liquid. [Late 1600s]

2

Withdraw something in small amounts, usually money, as in I'll have to dip into my savings. This usage employs dip into in the sense of plunging one's hand or a ladle into a pot, water, or the like for the purpose of taking something out. [Early 1800s]

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