"dip out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-dip out.ogg [Australia] Forms: dips out [present, singular, third-person], dipping out [participle, present], dipped out [participle, past], dipped out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dip out (third-person singular simple present dips out, present participle dipping out, simple past and past participle dipped out)
  1. (informal) To leave a place without informing anyone. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-dip_out-en-verb-AHriD~Sm
  2. (birdwatching) To miss out on seeing a bird, especially one that is rare or difficult to observe.
    Sense id: en-dip_out-en-verb-ciGctVdA Categories (other): Birdwatching, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) To leave a place without informing anyone."
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