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dive
[dahyv]
verb (used without object)
to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine.
to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc..
The acrobats dived into nets.
Aeronautics., (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand.
to dive into one's purse.
to dart.
to dive into a doorway.
to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
verb (used with object)
to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
to insert quickly; plunge.
He dived his hand into his pocket.
noun
an act or instance of diving.
a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board.
the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight.
a submerging, as of a submarine or skin diver.
a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something.
He made a dive for the football.
a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
Slang.
a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub.
Grab a beer with some locals at the dive on the corner.
any shabby, run-down place, especially a residence.
Boxing., a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged.
to take a dive in an early round.
Also called simulated contact. Soccer., a dramatic fall or feigned injury intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team.
His dive fooled the ref into giving his team a free kick.
dive
/ daɪv /
verb
to plunge headfirst into water
(of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water
(also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path
to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge
he dived for the ball
(also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into)
to dive into one's pocket
to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food
slang, soccer (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty
noun
a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport
an act or instance of diving
a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft
slang, a disreputable or seedy bar or club
slang, boxing the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out
he took a dive in the fourth round
slang, soccer the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded
Usage
Other Word Forms
- postdive adjective
- predive adjective
- underdive verb (used without object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dive1
Example Sentences
She does even deeper dives in her books, such as 2018’s “The Library Book,” about libraries in general and the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library in particular.
It’s usually the superstars who dive deep, discover hidden capabilities and find creative applications no one else thought of, while the average employees tend to stick to basic functions.
Picture diving deep into the quantum realm, where unimaginably small particles can exist and interact in more than a trillion possible ways at the same time.
That shaving scene referenced earlier dramatizes why this and other supposedly neutral policies painfully disfavor some people without diving into a medical manual.
There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.
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