hot-dip

English

Noun

hot-dip (plural hot-dips)

  1. A method of galvanizing iron or steel by passing it through a bath of molten zinc.

Verb

hot-dip (third-person singular simple present hot-dips, present participle hot-dipping, simple past and past participle hot-dipped)

  1. (transitive) To galvanize (metal objects, especially steel ones) by using this method.
    Hypernyms: galvanize, electrogalvanize, zinc (rare) < electroplate, plate < rustproof

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