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| dive [ dīv ] |
verb (past dived or dove [ dōv ], past participle dived, present participle div·ing, 3rd person present singular dives) |
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1. intransitive verb jump into water: to jump or throw yourself into water, usually head first, especially with your arms stretched out above your head
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2. intransitive verb perform acrobatic jumps into water: to perform a pattern of acrobatic movements in the air ending in a usually headfirst plunge into water, especially as a sport
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3. intransitive verb swim under water: to swim below the surface of a stretch of water, often with special breathing apparatus
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4. intransitive verb go toward bottom of water: to go down steeply and quickly toward the bottom of a body of water, sometimes in search of something
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5. intransitive verb descend steeply and rapidly: to fly or make an aircraft fly steeply and rapidly in the direction of the ground or the sea
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6. intransitive verb throw yourself to ground: to jump quickly to one side or throw yourself forward or sideways to the ground
  dive out of the way
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7. intransitive verb move fast: to move quickly and in a rush in a particular direction
dive for the door
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8. transitive and intransitive verb put hand in something: to put your hand or hands quickly into something such as a pocket or a closet, in order to get something out of it
dived into the drawer to retrieve her ID card
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9. transitive and intransitive verb cause submarine to descend: to cause a submarine to go below the surface of the sea
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10. intransitive verb drop in value: to fall sharply in value
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noun (plural dives) |
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1. headlong jump into water: a jump into water, usually head first, especially with your arms stretched out above your head
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2. act of swimming under water: a swim below the surface of a stretch of water, often with special breathing apparatus
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3. descent toward bottom of water: a steep and usually rapid descent in the direction of the bottom of a body of water
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4. steep descent through air: a bird's or aircraft's rapid and steep fall or flight in the direction of the ground or the sea
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5. submarine's descent: a submarine's descent below the surface of the sea
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6. quick movement sideways or down: a quick jump or movement to one side, forward, or sideways to the ground
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7. fast movement: a rapid movement in a particular direction
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8. sharp financial drop: a sharp fall in value
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9. disreputable bar or club: a dirty, shabby, or disreputable bar or club
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slang
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10. football player's drive forward with ball: in football, an offensive play in which the ball carrier drives into the opposing line of players instead of passing the ball or running with it
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11. sports player's fall: in some sports, a feigned dramatic fall by a player to try to gain a penalty
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informal
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12. boxing boxer's feigned fall: in boxing, a fall or injury feigned by a fighter in order to lose a fight dishonestly
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slang
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performing arts
Plural of diva
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| [ Old English dūfan "to sink," dȳfan "to dip" < Germanic] |
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