Undip

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring back up from a dipped state. transitive

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From un- + dip.

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