Definition
To spend some of a source of money (such as one's savings).
To read, examine or engage in (something) in a cursory or casual manner.
In Context
- "If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time they dip into the old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment."
- "Dip into a nice book."
- "“The Midnight Gospel,” which debuted on Netflix last year, is a show that I dipped into slowly, like a pint of oddly flavored artisanal ice cream: It was tasty yet confounding, more idiosyncratic than my usual preferred flavors, suitable for consumption only when I was in a very specific mood."
- "Surveying the breadth of Auerbach’s practice and the diverse bodies of knowledge they dip into, I began to think of the artist as a sort of antenna, picking up invisible signals from across time and space (this impression was likely bolstered by the way they wear their eyeliner: antenna-like, drawn an inch or so past each outer canthus)."